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67 (Gasser Style Street Freaky Nongasser Show Car) 'Vette
shucky replied to James2's topic in WIP: Model Cars
James, great start to this project. Love the look and build what you like (I do). I still call it a "gasser" -
This is beyond awesome!
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Very "Ring Bro's" if I may say ... outstanding job. Looks fantastic.
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- 1962vette
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Quite the mash-up of parts! I love it!!
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That is pretty cool! Well done!
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I will agree to disagree. If you have bubbles your doing it wrong.
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Joseph those pictures look excellent. Peter, I assure you if your molds and methods are done "right" a pressure pot is not necessary to achieve bubble free castings. Although I can see them being very useful depending on the materials and items your working with.
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It always boggles my mind when folks make resin casting more complicated and messy than it has to be. Sure there are plenty of ways one can do this, even have some luck with decent parts but do yourself a favor and research a little. Do not use weird anything as mold release. Many if not most mold releases in a spray can are rebadged Price Driscoll products which can be purchased from them directly. My go to release is Price Driscoll PAR4 Parfilm paintable mold release. Its fantastic. Thats that. Ive used Alumilite and Smooth On resin and RTV and find each has their own benfits depending on what type of parts you are trying to make. For someone starting out, a small batch of HS2 mold rubber from Alumilite is extremely easy to work with. Also Smooth On 14NV is great. Alumilite white is fantastic beginner resin also. For consistentcy and quick cure times, a tip would be to pre-heat your molds prior to pouring resin. I use a griddle set at 150C. Heat the molds until warm then pour your resin. I set the molds back on the griddle often times to speed the curing process. This is extremely helpful with very tiny molds with small parts. I lightly dust my molds with talcum powder using a bushy paint brush. I give my molds a quick spray of mold release every 3-4 pulls also, this greatly helps pulling parts from your molds more easily. Having safety cut glass as a work base is also very helpful as you can mold release it and scrape off resin with a razor and keep it clean. Do yourself a favor and watch some videos such as Bill recommended. The Alumilite DVD is also very well made and informative. The issue with resin casting is that lots of folks have their own opinion on how to do it. While some of their methods may "work," a great deal of what is recommended is overly complicated, overly messy, and will produce crappy and sloppy molds and parts with poor results. Listen to Greg and Bill as they know what they are talking about. No offense to anyone else chiming in. My parts were always clean and bubble free and my customers were always highly impressed with the quality so I may know a thing or two as well. Good luck.
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David you are one of the most creative model builders around. Very cool and tuned in for progress.
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Revell 1966-1977 Bronco
shucky replied to Gregg's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
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Fireball AFB Max Wedge Carbs
shucky replied to BobbyG's topic in Car Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed
Joseph can you comment on removing the carbs from what appears to be a giant block of resin (the base?). Are they molded like that and are they difficult to get free from the huge base? -
Sweet color and great stance. Love it!
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Another awesome project!
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Pretty much done with resin.
shucky replied to cobraman's topic in Car Aftermarket / Resin / 3D Printed
When I was doing resin I started off taking orders for items which werent always in stock. Having a backlog of orders and making my customers wait a couple weeks kind of made me nuts lol. I actually hated the feeling that I was always playing catch up. I quickly shifted my selling strategy to only offering what was in stock and ready to ship. It was and is the best way to do business. I know not every resin caster wants to maintain stock of cast parts, but it is much more gratifying and satisfying than getting behind and making folks wait months or years (yes even I have waited more than a year for parts which I ordered from someone else). When I get back into resin (and I will) I will only sell what is in stock. My customers always seemed very pleased with this arrangement. -
Ive waited many years to get my hands on the Der Beetle Bus. The originals fetch a hefty price if you can find them. I got my reissues yesterday and think they're super cool. I will def pick up numerous copies of the other 2 versions in the series if/when they are released.
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I waited more than a year. Actually forgot about my order it took so long. I emailed Al and he reminded me that I did in fact place the order lol. But even with the long wait I did get the order and the tires were amazing. Al always comes through, this year or the next.
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Nice job! Looks fantastic!
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Ive been quietly following the build looking forward to the day it was finished. Its everything I thought the finished product should be. Amazing model in every way and so glad you shared the process with the forum. Outstanding job!
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Just curious if anyone has any real world pictures or experience with the Hobby Design 1/18 scale wheels and tires. Its hard to get an idea of their size from the stock photos and dimensions are not posted any place. Was curious if they would work on 1/16 scale models (if big enough). Thanks fella's.
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Painting and building in an apartment?
shucky replied to shucky's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Guys really appreciate the replies, info, and encouragment. I will have to head to my stotage unit this weekend and grab the basics. Im excited to start building something again. Thank you all. -
Painting and building in an apartment?
shucky posted a topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
Hi all ... I've really been down in the dumps lately. I relocated from Chicago to Dallas about a year and a half ago and left my single family home and moved into an apartment until we figure out our situation. I had a dedicated modeling room and basement workshop with all of my power tools, resin station, paint booth, etc. All of my models, supplies, etc have been in temp controlled storage since the move. I've really had the itch to build something or work on a project as I haven't touched a model since moving. I obviously do not have the space to move my hoard of supplies and tools but I could probably build more OOB (out of box) stuff with simple upgrades. My question mainly involves painting while living in an apartment. Does anyone do it? Do you have any tips for me? I have a pretty huge corner balcony where I could possibly paint outside. Just curious if anyone has run into problems or challenges in this regard. I truly miss modeling, mostly the scratch building and resin casting, so I thought doing more simple projects right now could ease the pain a little lol. Appreciate any feedback fella's. Thanks! Mike -
Looks great Doc, nice to see you posting again.