Rick L

Looks to me like you were pretty focused to make that build. Welcome Eric.

I don’t understand. If the master is involved with both pours of the mold how is it eliminating the spacing.

Why two sets of molds, why not save the male half of the old mold as your diking for the next mold if your running production. Spray the mold half with release agent. Slide master onto mold half. Build box around mold half with master. Pour rubber into box. Remove old male half. Pour rubber to create new male half. PRESTO! New mold.

Salty Dog was a classic album.

It’s a short run casting of a housing. I build the master in 4 sections on a 3 axis mill from model board.

I could be crusin along the highway at 60, in no particular hurry when Runin down a dream from Tom Petty comes on and find I’m doing 95 when it ends.

Incompatible materials would be clay with sulfur in it or using latex gloves. When mixing the rubber. Unfortunately it’s a trade secret how this molds diking was made but I can show you this photo and tell you that plexiglass was involved.

“Zoomie” 7 years old and still acts like a kitten.

Talk about expensive molds. Have a gander at this mold and casting.

Welcome to the forum Dan. That’s a nice build. Looking forward to your next build in 55 years! By then I’ll be 122. ?

That thing has some possibilities. ? Keep us posted.

Congratulations Mike! Retirement is highly underrated. It’s nice to have the liberty of not having a deadline.

Two thumbs up!

I agree with you on the confusion Pete. I’ve been in the model making business for over 40 years and the term acrylic was used loosely. Basically acrylic is a clear polymer. Plexiglas is acrylic. As far as I can tell, the hobbyist refer acrylic to water and alcohol soluble paints.

That’s because it went faster in reverse.

And don’t forget to floss.

Well done Bob!

I’ve never tried it, but would an old fountain pen work?

Roy Orbison at the Casino ballroom in Hampton Beach N.H. Just before he died. No kids, No screaming crowd. Just “The Man”, performing his melancholy ballads to a sold out hypnotic crowd.

Just spit on it.??

I believe that’s a 34.

Grey primer brings out the flaws that Bill mentions that you would sometimes miss in the white plastic. Also primer helps the paint adhere. A thin coat is sufficient. You don’t need to lose detail by applying it like paint. If you chose not to use primer, lacquer paint will adhere to styrene fine but some enamels may not, unless you sand it lightly. Washing the parts is also a good practice regardless of the paint used.

Nice work! The cat came out pretty good too!

Looks like a nice kit. Thanks for the quick review.