Mirror molding-casting

Casting an entire fuselage half is a lot in any case.

Im assuming you have three out of four halves.

Look at it more as a series of sections front to back. 

The other corresponding half I would guess is pretty identical to what’s missing except for the wing root area.

Think about making a true copy and then scratch building the wing root area.

Thanks!

In this case (1/72 P38 Lightning), the main fuselage halves are relatively small (2.75 inches long and 0.5 inches wide).

If I make a copy of what I have, I'll end up with two right-hand side fuselage halves.

The challenge is to use the right hand side to prepare a mold for the left-hand side fuselage.

Regards,

Sure, but consider.

There are a total of four halves. Two halves each, left/ right, each port and starboard. Each is different, but mostly in the wing root and elevator attachment point. The engine section, the tail boom/ radiator section and the vertical tails are the same port/ starboard.

The only missing part is the fuselage half where the nose/cockpit are located. The engine/tails/boom halves are complete. So, out of six fuselage halves, I'm missing just one.

Two things spring to mind:

contact the Mfr to see if you can get a replacement part?

Is this a part that can be replaced by a Resin upgrade part? I'm having trouble visualising that.

rmontesb

The only missing part is the fuselage half where the nose/cockpit are located. The engine/tails/boom halves are complete. So, out of six fuselage halves, I'm missing just one.

 

rmontesb

Hello!

I've read about creating molds to make resin duplicates of plastic parts for model kits.

Is there a technique to make a mold in order to create a mirror duplicate of a specific part?

One of the halves of a two part fuselage for a 1/72 P-38 scale aircraft is missing/lost. I have the other half, and I wonder if it can be used to make a mold in order to create a mirror duplicate and cast the missing half.

Any help will be appreciated.

Regards,

 

The only missing part is the fuselage half where the nose/cockpit are located. The engine/tails/boom halves are complete. So, out of six fuselage halves, I'm missing just one.

 

The OEM is really the place to go to order the missing part. I hope the kit is still in production or at least not too old.

I ran into same issue with a OOP ship.   It begain to look like it would be a Wall Plaque. Lo and Behold a LOT came on ebay with that very ship, glued together but now I had a part for a paltry sum of $2.53 and a little elbow grease.

You will want to check if any other company used the same mold and watch and wait for a good deal. It's nice to have some spare parts or a kit to practice on.

You could attempt to"Engineer" the part yourself and only display the "good side". A crashed dio might work too.  Planes can bury pretty deep into the ground.  How 'bout a crash thru a hanger door?

   Nino.

P.S. I have a P-38 from way back in the 60's. It was my favorite plane model even if it did not sit flat on the nose wheel unless I put a quarter on the nose. I did not know to put a weight in with the guns- this forum wasn't around to help me then.