Ben Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) I know this may not be everyone's cup of tea but I am posting this, not for the subject matter but rather to show a work of art in resin casting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is a SINGLE piece, Detroit Diesel 8V92T semi truck engine from a transkit that is designed to go with the recently released 1/35 M1070/M1000 HET (our military's most modern tank transporter). The master for this was made from scratch in just a couple weeks and cast directly after. It's made by Real Model in the Czech Republic. I hope these pics can show you the incredible detail that has been put into this. As a very accomplished resin caster myself, I am blown away at all the undercuts and all the fragile hoses and lines cast into this piece. Every lift eye has a tiny open hole. Just a gorgeous example of resin casting!!!!!!!!!!!! Edited March 17, 2012 by Ben
62rebel Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 good grief.... next to a penny, no less! dedication.... sheer dedication.
Ben Posted March 17, 2012 Author Posted March 17, 2012 good grief.... next to a penny, no less! dedication.... sheer dedication. I used the penny in an attempt to show size reference. Being 1/35, this thing is small for a truck engine but it's actually about the size of a 1/25 V6 car engine.
george 53 Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 HOW did they do the tubeing at the rear of the trans??? That is the most detailed lil motor I've EVER seen!
Ben Posted March 17, 2012 Author Posted March 17, 2012 HOW did they do the tubing at the rear of the trans??? That is the most detailed lil motor I've EVER seen! Hey George, it's not just on the transmission! There are tiny resin hoses and lines in quite a few places that are cast away from the main piece as if they are a separate piece!!!!!!!!!!!! Just insane undercuts!!!!!!! I can't for the life of me figure out how something so detailed and delicate could be cast as a single part!
george 53 Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 You got that right Ben! The more I look, the MORE I see!!! BEAUTIFUL execution of his idea!!!!
Chuck Most Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 No. Frigging. WAY! Wow- that is amazing. My only gripe with such an animal would be my hands aren't steady enough to pick out details with paint, when the piece is that small and everything is molded to it. Be that as it may, that's an amazing casting.
Rob Hall Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Amazing that something with that much detail could be cast as one piece.
cruz Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Amazing, I would just display it as is, only a resin caster can appreciate the work that went into this!
Ben Posted March 19, 2012 Author Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) Here's some pics of the engine being built by Milo (the owner of Real Model) The guy is one heck of a model builder!!!!!!!!!! He chose to go with military colors. Mine will be painted with Detroit Diesel Alpine Green and weathered. The Allison transmission on mine will be bare aluminum. It's not finished in these pics. He also "rusted" the exhaust after these pics were taken. Edited March 19, 2012 by Ben
BigBad Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 Here's some pics of the engine being built by Milo (the owner of Real Model) The guy is one heck of a model builder!!!!!!!!!! He chose to go with military colors. Mine will be painted with Detroit Diesel Alpine Green and weathered. The Allison transmission on mine will be bare aluminum. It's not finished in these pics. He also "rusted" the exhaust after these pics were taken. Simply amazing! I'd like to see how many parts compose the mold itself... It's a work of art, especially in this scale... Wow!
Jim B Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 Milo does some incredable stuff. This 8V92 is a work of art. Imagine what he could do in 1/25?
dimaxion Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 Amazing . One piece ?? Amazing . Super work . Where are the oil leaks ? Detroits mark their territory . I like the in use look . Thanx ..
Ben Posted March 20, 2012 Author Posted March 20, 2012 Amazing . One piece ?? Amazing . Super work . Where are the oil leaks ? Detroits mark their territory . I like the in use look . Thanx .. Yep, Leaktroits! LOL I'll be "oiling" mine up for sure.
Scorpius1 Posted March 29, 2012 Posted March 29, 2012 Ah yes, the power of pressure and vacuum casting!
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