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| David Duckett | Dave Diels Engineering, Inc Kit #23, Grumman F7F-3 Tigercat | Build | 08-Sep-09 05:04 |  | | Views : 1290 | |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 08-Sep-09 02:53 |  | | Views : 1292 | | Fresh out of the mold. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 08-Sep-09 02:51 |  | | Views : 1286 | | "Look Ma, no "Flashing"!" |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 08-Sep-09 02:48 |  | | Views : 1233 | | Pulled them out of the pot after about 30 min. still have to wait at least another 30 min. to demold. The waiting game. Tic Toc...Tic Toc. Don't remove too early, They will deform. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 08-Sep-09 02:43 |  | | Views : 1221 | | Another must for proper castings. After injecting resin into th molds (Gotta work fast, this stuff has a 2 minute working time!), immediately place in a pressure pot at about 80 psi (pressure pots' limit). This step gets " The liquid resin into all the nooks and crannies"! |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 08-Sep-09 02:36 |  | | Views : 1221 | | Ready to cast. I recieved this urethane resin from DD. Very thin withou too much shrinkage. I "Like" it. The 3m Flexi Bandage tape worked out well to hold the mold halves together. Rip off a length then tear strips off at desired width. 1/4", 1/8", no.problem. This replaced the rubber bands I forgot. Glad I did, the tape worked much better! Another "Fortunate Mistake". |
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| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 08-Sep-09 02:26 |  | | Views : 1243 | | Plunge cut a Zig-Zag pattern for the outer edges (for registering the mold halves) with a chisel point blade. A sharp no.11 to the pattern. This is one way to do the parting. It's much quicker than making two separate halves with two mold castings. Ugly as sin but it does yield excellent results with an almost invisible part line. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 08-Sep-09 02:18 |  | | Views : 1232 | | Cut the part lines. Pop out the patterns. |
| pfinn | Shortys Basement BV-215 | Reference | 08-Sep-09 02:16 |  | | Views : 1117 | | Molding some wheels for DD's Tigercat. Out of a mold box encased in silicon molding material. |
| scirocco14 | Scratch Built 1930's Racer | Parked | 07-Sep-09 19:53 |  | | Views : 4492 | | another shot with the bare bones wing on it. I removed the old tissue, sanded & prepped the bones and ready for covering. |
| scirocco14 | Scratch Built 1930's Racer | Build | 07-Sep-09 19:51 |  | | Views : 4514 | | side view of the trainer |
| scirocco14 | Scratch Built 1930's Racer | Build | 07-Sep-09 19:51 |  | | Views : 4453 | | here's the basic 'trainer' partially restored. I used one of the "vintage" props, painted the fuse and tailfeathers and installed a Peck Polymers thrust button and shaft. 1 loop of 3/16" FAI tan. |
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