Daywalker Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 I have a relatively simple part I need to make a few copies of, it's a P-51D seat pad that Mal Bedford graciously gave to me a few years ago. I have used one of the pads he gave me, and would like to make a few resin copies for myself to use on future builds. I have never tried any type of resin casting before, and would appreciate any advice and/or feedback. It's simple part, like this one: Thank you for looking! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 So I assume you want to make a scaled down copy of the original and then cast it in resin? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Hi Tim, I actually have 2 copies in 1/32, I just need to make a mold of them and recast some for my personal use. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 45 minutes ago, Daywalker said: Hi Tim, I actually have 2 copies in 1/32, I just need to make a mold of them and recast some for my personal use. Gotcha. I've had good luck replicating small parts using Smooth-On products. Specifically these: https://amazon.com/gp/product/B00ATDV5BQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://amazon.com/gp/product/B06XJDF8FR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 You can find them other places besides Amazon, of course. I also use a drop of black resin dye that I got at Hobby Lobby to make the resin gray, as I don't like it white. I've also seen some folks use clay to make simple molds, but I haven't tried that. This resin is very easy to use, just pour it slow so the bubbles will escape while doing it. Tim Stevepd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Awesome, thank you Tim! I'll give those a try. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 What happened to Mal he doesn't post here any more? Cheers Bevan BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 I don't know, haven't seen him in a very long time and have had no luck reaching him. BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I miss Mal, too. If anyone knows how to reach him, tell him we want him to come back!! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 14 hours ago, Scale32 said: What happened to Mal he doesn't post here any more? Cheers Bevan 7 hours ago, Daywalker said: I don't know, haven't seen him in a very long time and have had no luck reaching him. 2 hours ago, BiggTim said: I miss Mal, too. If anyone knows how to reach him, tell him we want him to come back!! He hasn't visited here in quite some time, and seems no longer active on Facebook either. I hope he's OK. Kev Out2gtcha, BiggTim and Daywalker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 A good way to save time and money to cast simple parts is to use re-usable rubber. I'm using that one and this allowed me to make a single copy of all parts of an Isracast resin set I never succeeded in finding: https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/reusable-blue-stuff/8-blue-stuff-mold-8-bars.html If you're not satisfied by your mold you just have to recreate it from the same rubber. And this can be done in 15 minutes! I love it so much I got 4 sets to make larger molds! Daywalker, Out2gtcha, LSP_Kevin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 Thank you Thierry, that looks perfect for my needs! BiggTim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 21 hours ago, thierry laurent said: A good way to save time and money to cast simple parts is to use re-usable rubber. I'm using that one and this allowed me to make a single copy of all parts of an Isracast resin set I never succeeded in finding: https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/reusable-blue-stuff/8-blue-stuff-mold-8-bars.html If you're not satisfied by your mold you just have to recreate it from the same rubber. And this can be done in 15 minutes! I love it so much I got 4 sets to make larger molds! Agreed, that looks great! I'm gonna have to give that a try, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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