Jimmy Flintstone 55 White 3000 Conversion

[Warren D]

On 1/31/2025 at 12:40 PM, TopherMcGinnis said:

This is Cool! I've not dealt with a resin body. Are they hard to work with? I have a few in the stash, but uncertainty has kept them off the bench.

 

I find that resin is ok to work with, it's softer than styrene so you have to use some care not to over-do the filing/sanding.  The biggest thing is to make sure any mold release is removed.  A good primer also helps, since I can't get Mr. Resin primer anymore, I just use standard auto primer (Rustoleum).  Light coats work best.   The hardest part of resin cab builds for me is fitting to the chassis.  If it's a cab without interior that adds to the build time.  I'm not wild about the resin that 3D printers use, it's extremely hard and brittle.  The cast resin is better, at least in MHO and YMMV.