Jim R
SMF Supporter
Hi Richard
Excellent. It is not an easy thing to cast. Two part moulds are also more complicated.
Jim
Excellent. It is not an easy thing to cast. Two part moulds are also more complicated.
Jim
Thanks Jack, I don't normally cast unless there is a need for it.That looks seriously good Richard!!!
You should Scottie after all the detail you've put into your scratches and replicating another for a future similar build.Richard,
I will have to have a go at this dark art one day. The results are excellent mate.
Thank you Andrew.Brilliant results! Very well done Richard.
Thanks Tim, casting is a hit and miss for me...sometimes I get lucky.Fabulous work Richard. Casting is excellent as well…..
Thank you Neil, challenging it was figuring the bubble traps and angle of extrication.Excellent job on a very challenging subject, Richard.
Top marks, sir!
Thank you Jim, the join of the two part mould had a few options before deciding on this one.Hi Richard
Excellent. It is not an easy thing to cast. Two part moulds are also more complicated.
Jim
Thanks John, yes it's the Owen I'm talking about. Don't know if there's a kit of it in 1/35. The latest Battle of Long Tan movie Danger Close do feature it used. In the showreels of the Malayan Emergency and Confrontation shows Aussie troops using them. The other Commonwealth troops use either the Sten Mk4 or the Sterling.Hi Richard, as usual in awe of your skills. Never tried casting so appears to me a black art. You mention a Stanley sub-machine gun. Do you mean the Owen gun ? Or have I missed one?
Keep on with this brilliant work.
John.
We need to see pictures of those monstersApologies for the late reply Greg, the kittens we rescued on Monday have been a handfull just like nursing babies. They're still half blind and yet to stand and walk. Wriggly buggers with sharp claws.
So any progress will be slow but I have managed to cast some rifles.
Cheers,
Richard
Thanks Jim, some hits and misses.Hi Richard
Those castings look to have turned out really well.
Jim
Thanks Scottie, it is quite but holding it at angles against the light helps. The test is when coat of primer is put on.They look good mate. Is it hard to see any bubbles or defects given it is clear?
Hi John, thanks. There's nothing much to learn, just follow instructions, have a glass surface to work on, lego bricks for the well, pva to seal the bricks to the surface, three small disposable pouring cups...one each for part A and B and one for mixing, gloves if you're messy, plasticine, WD40 applied to one side of the rubber mold...the part doesn't need any releasing agent as the rubber doesn't stick to it.Suberb work Richard, that's something I would love to learn .
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