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Hi Mike, sent you a PM........

Thank you James for the kind words and taking time to post, appreciate that! I put up 8 more on E-bay today if anybody is interested...thanks againJames.......

Thanks Mike, look forward to hearing from you.........

James I thought that was you!..lol I had your order ready to go for Monday morning but didn't realize the post office was closed, so it went out this morning....thanks again.....

Thanks James and Greg. I meant to post yesterday that they were ready but got sidetracked. The ones on E-bay are all sold. I do have 2 left from the web site. Making more as I type this. Thanks fellas for your interest and hope to have more by tomorrow night.

Thanks Greg, Len, these windshields are from Cox and MPC 1/24-1/25 slot cars. I believe the first one is a Cox Chapperal 2D Coupe, 2nd is a MPC Scarab and the third one is a Cox Chapperal 2E Roadster. A couple members from our club asked if I could cast very hard to find windshields for vintage slot cars. Thanks Paul, and your right , this could open up a new aspect to my resin casting, I just have to get proficient at it!

...well guys I finally got some good results. These were cast with Alumilite Water Clear. Getting an accurate scale made all the difference. These were done in tin cure silicone molds preheated @ 200 degrees for 30 minutes. That temp and time might be a bit overkill but I wanted to make sure they were plenty warm enough. They were then put in the pressure pot @ 50psi for 48 hours. I might be able to de-mold them sooner now that I have an accurate mix but I didn't want to take a chance on that either. Still have a lot to learn about casting clear resin windshields but feel better now that I've had some success.....thanks for all your help fellas

Thanks Ben, Mike and James, I should have them ready by Saturday or Sunday. I'm casting what I guess you'd call a production mold tomorrow. I'll post here when I'm ready to go...thanks guys......

Thank guys for the feed back and taking the time to respond, appreciate that. I'm going to start on the molds and should have some ready to go by next week. I'll post info on pricing and shipping when I get a few made. Again, thank you fellas...............cheers..Danny

I made a prototype of a Reese style trailer hitch. Thinking about adding this to my product line, so I'm looking for some feed back. The hitch will come in kit form. The side brackets will be separate and can be trimmed to the desired drop to fit under the rear bumper. The cross bar will be extra long so it can be trimmed for width between the side brackets. There will be two types of mounting brackets, "L" shape for offset mounting on the frame and "strap" brackets for flush mounting to the frame. The receiver will have a 6" drop. With the side brackets, cross bar and mounting brackets all being separate, you should be able to mount this to just about any frame. Please let me know what you guys think, it would be greatly appreciated....cheers...Danny

Thank you Chris, those are just what I was looking for!....cheers..Danny

Thanks Drew for the link, I have tried them already but they don't have what I need. I appreciate you keeping an eye out for them!

I'm looking for a kit(s) or source for some 1950's Chevy 6 lug deep dish wheels. I know the Revell '57 Black Widow has some 6 lug wheels but not sure if their deep dish. Any help would greatly be appreciated!.......thanks fellas....

Kris....at one of our club meeting Jeff had mentioned that he had a vacuum forming machine and that it worked well for him. It's definitely an option to consider. After reading everyone's comments, I believe my main problem is the mixing ratio's. I do have a scale but like Art said, it's not super-accurate. Going to try and obtain a conversion that Art also mentioned to mix by volume next time and see how that works out. I'm also going to try a higher pre-heat temperature and a longer time in the oven. Both companies said that because of the thinness of my part that pre-heating was a must but the temps and time varied depending on who I talked to. The humidity here is bad but the room I work in is air-conditioned, so I don't think it's a huge factor. Leaving the castings in the pot for 3 days at around 50 psi definitely took care of the bubble problem. Considering the pre-heat, lack of high humidity and pressure pot, all being good steps in the process, it has to be the mixing ratio's. hadn't thought about using volume, just tried to use the weight ratio's recommended by the company. Again, thank you guys. Your suggestions have sparked a renewed interest, I'll keep you posted on my progress........Danny

I have made more attempts with the windshields but not for awhile now. I got a hold of Alumilite by phone and Smooth-On by e-mail. Except for a couple of different steps both were about the same. Both suggested preheating the molds. 120 degrees for no less the 15 minutes but no more then an hour. Pressure pot @ 45 to 60 PSI. Alumilite did suggest a Platinum cure silicone instead of tin cure. I did try that with little success. I did find out that leaving the mold in the pot for 3 days did reduce the air bubbles to almost none. But I was still getting hazy part and sometimes soft parts. I have tried Smooth-On 'crystal clear', Smooth-On 'epoxAcast 690 clear' and Alumilite 'clear'. They were all measured by weight, haven't tried by volume though, and haven't used any type of mold release. I appreciate the suggestion though, thank you!. Haven't totally given up on it yet but I've gotten busy enough now with my resins(knock on wood!), that I can't really tie up my pots for 3 days anymore. Have thought about getting another pot strictly for the windshields, and might just do that now that you guys have offered more suggestions and sparked a renewed interest in it. Again, thank you guys, I'll let you know how the next ones turn out. Would like to get the process down to where 90% or more turn out good. So far my success rate is pretty bad....

Ed, this might help you get started....Aluminum_Model_Toys

..love rusty and crusty!!

..this is fantastic Tom! Very inspirational. One day I would like to try something like this. Beautiful work!!

Thanks Charles, I appreciate the kind words and your taking the time to post. Had a couple of friends that wanted to see my dio after I explained to them what it is I do for a hobby. It was one of those "I gotta see it to understand it" type things. So I set up a little scene for them, basically the same stuff, just arranged a bit different.....Now they have a better appreciation for what it is we do here!

It's been awhile since I've posted anything, got a major basement remodeling project going on, but I have managed to make a few new items. Plus I can now offer chrome plated wheels. Please take a moment to check out my web site and see if there's anything you need or may want for a future project. I also have an e-bay store (Scenes Unlimited) plus I have a face book page now. Question and/or comments are always welcome................Danny

...thanks Disabled Modeler! Ed, the lamp shades I turned on a lathe. I painted the outside gloss green and the inside gloss white. The rim was done with a Sharpie(black). The shades then got a mist coat of Polly S "Dust". The plumbing I made from tube styrene. Three different sizes were used to achieve the joints. Then I "stippled" on semi-gloss black paint. After it dried I lightly sanded them to give it their rough two tone look, then added some weathering. As for the brick, I have a short tutorial on the first page of this thread. The nice thing about the brick work method is being able to modify the process to your own liking. I hope this helped.....................

...well fellas I have to admit there's hasn't been any work done on it a few weeks now. The resin orders and other projects have kept me pretty busy of late. We're remodeling the basement which is better then halfway done, hopefully when that's finished I'll be free to get back to this. I appreciate the interest though...thanks...

..thanks guys....I used 'google search' and a couple of classic/vintage wheel dealers sites to do my research on these, is there a good web site or other source for accurate information regarding wheels and tires?

..ok, just so I'm understanding all this....the wheels that Keef has in his post are the same wheels I got from the Revell '68 Dodge Charger kit and the wheels in this pic are from the Little Red Wagon Linberg kit. So these are NOT acurate? The Revell '56 Chevy Del Ray wheels are?