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Post by Cor_DutchArt on Apr 18, 2007 10:43:58 GMT 1
Haha! Everyone has their own opinion - I guess that the method one uses the most is always going to be easier. @ Björn: As for that PV51, I hope that you plan on extra castings! I might cast a hollow Saab Sonett (much better than the Artapo one) one of these days, we might be able to trade? Björn and Håkan, I am interested in both, The Volvo and the Saab! Cor. And the best method of shrinking... Leave it to another! ;D ;D ;D I have plans with the Sunbeam/Hillman at first! Cor.
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Post by Cor_DutchArt on Apr 18, 2007 10:53:33 GMT 1
Håkan! Yes, when I have reached the goal, and I haven´t even started yet! Just bought all that stuff needed. Björn Well Björn, It takes a lot time to get enough experiance. Especially to make decent moulds. I mean moulds in which you can cast without too much airbulbs. This can cost some moulds before you are able to make a good one. I don't write this to scare you off but to inform you about what you can expect. I hope you succeed and are goïng to make better quality as the JES models. Jan Erik used red sillicone for the moulds but you only need that when you want to cast in white metall. I know that because pieces of his moulds were in the Saab I bought from him. ;D ;D Greetings, Cor AKA DutchArt.
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Lee
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Post by Lee on May 5, 2007 5:51:26 GMT 1
Jerry forbids me from saying what we are doing or posting pictures of what we have done, at least at this time. All I'll say is that Hydroshrink does work great for capturing details like grills that would be a b...h (pregnant dog is what the computer responses with if the word is spelled out ;D) to model otherwise.
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Post by superba on May 5, 2007 18:10:02 GMT 1
Lee and Jerry:
You have been playing with Hydroshrink for a couple of months....throw us a bone.....whadaya got in the hopper?
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Post by Lee on May 8, 2007 3:53:08 GMT 1
Well we have two down to 1/87 that we are happy with, both out of the 30,s. One is a pickup, which is finished and Jerry is painting the first casting. Show and tell photos soon on it. The other is much, much bigger and after doing both a solid and hollow casting of it in 1/87, we figured that we would do it as a hollow casting as a solid would use to much resin.
Jerry has been happily playing with a couple of Peter Newgard's models plus a bunch of Sylvan's.
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Lee
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Post by Lee on May 14, 2007 1:42:30 GMT 1
Here is the first finished piece done from Hydroshrink with a lot of rework and extra details done by Jerry. 1941 Plymouth pickup
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Post by cfesmire on May 14, 2007 4:00:21 GMT 1
Super results! My compliments on what is a very nice subject as well.
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Lee
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Post by Lee on May 14, 2007 4:31:31 GMT 1
The second project Jerry is working on from the Hydroshrink is even better. But Jerry forbids me from showing any pictures or saying what it is. I'll just say that it is something that none of us have tried to do before.
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Post by stanhas87 on May 14, 2007 14:50:37 GMT 1
Dear All:
Regarding the Plymouth Pick up,I was hoping Motormax did that in 1/64 scale. An 1/87 scale version of it is very nice as well.
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Post by bjorn on May 14, 2007 15:16:24 GMT 1
Jerry and Lee!
A very goood job. Glad to see that you have had a great success with Hydroshrink. Myself fighting with naphtha on my 1:76 models. I think I´m on the right way! 75% Zippo Lighter Fluid to the quick hardening silicon.
Björn
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Post by DavidJohnson on May 14, 2007 17:21:59 GMT 1
Jerry and Lee Congratrulations on a great pickup model. Dave
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skunk
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Post by skunk on May 14, 2007 18:00:44 GMT 1
Good luck Björn!
Jerry, Lee, that Plymouth looks very nice. Did you have problems with warping of the sides of the pickup bed?
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Post by Jerry on May 15, 2007 17:56:03 GMT 1
Skunk, the bed of the truck had to be rebuilt, however, I was able to reuse the rear fenders. Any thing thin will not shrink properly, so we have found. The hood, wind-shield and one light also had to be reworked, but the rest of the body shrunk beautifully.
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Post by Sylvain on May 16, 2007 6:51:04 GMT 1
Wow! Congratulations! Another fine model again!
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Post by superba on May 21, 2007 14:38:17 GMT 1
Fantastic!!! I have to get out of the prototype phase and build a couple of finished models.
LOVE! the Plymouth. Does it scale out to 1/87? A little smaller or larger?
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