my biggest 43rd scale saloon

[walker]

Since it is not a scratchbuild yet I put it in here.

I had some resin from last year left over and did not want to recycle it yet, so I tried it.
For a long time I intended to make a lowrider showcar. I had an ARII kit in 1/32 which was excellent, and so - why not in 43rd scale, too ?

The resin is still usable, the first cast is not perfect yet ( taken out too early ) because of my impatience...

It probably will become my biggest 32nd scale saloon.






Roof and windows will be cast as a separate clear glass part to have the option of building the car open or closed.

Roland

[BARC 1]

Lots of places to trap a bubble in that car. The fins came out well, looks good.

[dreinecke]

Nice work!

[walker]

[BARC 1]

I don't see any bubbles in the one you prepared so far. Those long thin fins are a bubble magnet, and they came out flawless.

I would be interested in hearing about your injection method. I just slush cast mine, and the pot life on the resin is 3 minutes. So very little time time to work with it. I pour into the mold, and uses a pointed stick to get the resin into all the crevices and then just start slushing it around until it starts to set up. I will then probably pour 1/4 of what I mixed out of the mold to ensure the casting stays thin. I have done two part molding and in this cases I kind of get an injection effect. I use the same technique as my slush casting to start. I then squeeze the plug down into the mold. This causes resin to flow up the air holes I have made in the plug. I let it sit for a couple of minutes and then pour resin into the holes and the push it in with a plunger until I get resin squeezing out of the top.

It is pretty crude, and I was wondering if there some other home techniques in use, or maybe even some afforadable apparatus for the home hobbyist to use.

I think I will take this question to the Bodyshop forum as well.

Cheers

Dan