desertgypsy Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 been talking with a g-scale railroader over past couple days and hit on an idea.......we were discussing how to 'populate' his outdoor layout with die cast modern vehicles that arent all sports cars or exotics, yet usa market....i told him use plastic kits....not very durable outdoors tho... we spoke of maybe solid casting some kit offerings as a possibility...my question is, what is the negatives[besides cost of resin]to do this??i have done resin in past, but with 1/87 scale solid cast with out any problems, just curious about 1/24 scale possibly not curing all the way through... and would it be feasible to cast 1/24 scale in another medium such as hydrocal[would it take a durable paint like automotive laquers and such?any feedback would be greatly appreciated... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagoneer81 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I can't answer all of your questions, but maybe I can help with a few. With a two part casting resin, deep curing is not an issue as it is a chemical reaction not the "gassing off" of vapors that causes the resin to go from liquid to solid. Several years ago, I cast a large ship hull in resin, it was over 5 inches wide, 4 high and 34 long and cured with no problem, just make sure the resin is thoroughly mixed. My experience with Hydrocal is that it will take any paint you throw at it as long as you use a primer/sealer on it first. As for getting that painted metal automotive shine, I'm not sure because I've never tried. Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertgypsy Posted March 26, 2010 Author Share Posted March 26, 2010 I can't answer all of your questions, but maybe I can help with a few. With a two part casting resin, deep curing is not an issue as it is a chemical reaction not the "gassing off" of vapors that causes the resin to go from liquid to solid. Several years ago, I cast a large ship hull in resin, it was over 5 inches wide, 4 high and 34 long and cured with no problem, just make sure the resin is thoroughly mixed. My experience with Hydrocal is that it will take any paint you throw at it as long as you use a primer/sealer on it first. As for getting that painted metal automotive shine, I'm not sure because I've never tried. Hope this helps! thanx for response....searching the net just now, i forgot jimmie flintstone did some solid cast 1/25, so i guess it is possible,so i shot an email off to him asking if he uses a vacuum pump and what other type equipment. we will be going cheap route and doing from kitchen tabletop..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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