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reproducing your own resin Radials

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  • Member since
    May 2003
  • From: Napa, Ca
reproducing your own resin Radials
Posted by DrCemento on Friday, January 16, 2004 4:09 PM
Anybody know if there are any good comprehensive step by step articles on making your own silicon molds and then casting your own resin parts can be found? I want to reproduce a bunch of good examples of the basic radial engine shapes for super detailing the engines on a couple of monograms big ol bombers (which as we all know did not feature complete or good examples of radials.) for that matter does anybody make like a cool kit for doing this - I've always heard you've gotta beg your dentist to order some for you....
Model builder formerly posting as jbatesc6
  • Member since
    November 2005
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, January 16, 2004 4:30 PM
Hi.

There are quieet a few out there, will look for them again as I haven't bookmarked them.

Granted most of them deal with Figure Kits, most of them will also list a number of suppliers. I assume you are talking 2-part molds.

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Just found a page that might suit you:

http://www.hirstarts.com/moldmake/moldmaking.html

Doing basic molds and casting is not too difficult, doing it well takes a LOT of practice. You will end up with a quiet a few problem areas initally:
1.) Air-bubbles
2.) Flash
3.) Incorrect mixed Silicon Rubber or Resin.
4.) Shrinkage.
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  • Member since
    May 2003
  • From: Napa, Ca
Posted by DrCemento on Friday, January 16, 2004 5:48 PM
Hey Man, great site you bet where my next paycheck is ending up! No more robbing kits for the goods!
Model builder formerly posting as jbatesc6
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