Jasonc
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That's the idea. It rained today, so couldn't do any recasts to check. I will do some tomorrow, weather permitting. No, I don't do these outside, but the temperature and wet climate, at least in my opinion, makes the resin not set so good. I'll run a set through as long as I have light tomorrow though, pics good or bad.
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Really liking what I'm seeing. I hope to get this as an entire kit. I really want to put one of these together.
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Darn. At least something different would've been nice.
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I may get one just for the FB custom, but when looking at the picture, it looks to have blue trim. Did the original have that?
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I'd like another VF-4, but I'm not going to be too interested if it's going to be the same as before. You'd think that they'd work on getting the license to make the Hikaru version from FB2012. While they will do well selling this if it's the same (a guess), there is revenue lost in not doing something different.
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All molds are done. I'll be testing them (recasting now). So, any that aren't working right will be redone. The good thing, is that many of the molds look great and should have no problems at all (fingers crossed again).
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For rubber tires, there are some that can simply be bought. Making landing gear that fit to a tire that can be bought at a hobby outlet would help out a lot, if that's the route you're going for.
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No problem. Just got home, so I'll be doing what I can for the evening, then try to set up the last parts for tomorrow. Long work days and not a lot of sleep are going to put me out early today, LOL.
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Update time!!! I have two more molds to make before I'm done with the molds in both scales. Sorry for the delays, but the wings have been the biggest obstacle for doing all of these, and having to have a tank go down, and need extra rubber has been a bit of a delay. Other than that, I will be doing one tonight, doing the second part of one as well, then doing the last one tomorrow. After that, I go into pouring and getting these out. I have resin in the orange, some saved for dark grey/black, and clear. Decals need to be printed, so I'm waiting on ink to come to replenish the printer, but that is this weekend. I have everyone's info, so I will hopefully be taking pictures of parts this weekend. Fingers crossed it all goes smooth. In all of this, I can expect that once the recasting process goes, the ones to be painted are going to take a bit more time. I'll need to clean up parts (sanding, putty, etc.) as well as assemble key parts. Decals will not be placed, save for the major ones. All that, while sounding like a quick job, really isn't. I have a lot of them to do in 1/60, so I will be sending them out in order of payment sent in, which I will verify with Xigfrid. Aside from all that, all the material to send them out is in, so once done, I'll be packaging and sending them out the day after (barring nothing of major importance and all that). If you have any questions or concerns regarding an order, you can contact Xigfrid or myself through pm.
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Not sure, but I think he got out of making them awhile back.
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Yeah, it's a never ending search, but I do love them. Wish I had a house big enough to display them all. I know you have a large poster collection as well. That's the frustrating part of collecting them. Nevertheless, I do enjoy it.
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Finally got my hands on these (well the SDF one is my second). Got them at different times, and for less than $60 for both. I don't think the person selling them knew what he had. The third poster is an ad poster for the contest to find the next Macross singer.
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Here's what's going on with the molds. These aren't all of them, just the few that are readily available (not in the garage). I have two that are half way done (3 including the 1/72 wing shown, and so I'm about done with them all. Sorry for the bad picture. In other news regarding this, for those that ordered the 1/72 scale, what do you all think about getting the parts in the orange color? The reason I ask, is that at this point, there are two pieces I have little resin for to cast in a black/dark grey, and while I have plenty of resin, I'm not really wanting to split up the resin and try to figure out how much to separate for each scale. If the majority of you absolutely need it in white, I'll make the arrangements, but it'd make it much easier for me. In any case, let me know here. Thanks.
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Easy fix, buy a damn new one. What a pain. I have to take all the hardware that makes this work as a pressure tank, and use the plumbing tape, and redo a new one. No worries though. It won't stop the progress, I have a few pieces of 1/72, including the wing that needs to be done, so I can create molds while working on the new one. The rubber sets so slow, that it effectively gives me a chance to pour it with no bubbles in it. Also started color matching, so I think I'll be saving about 1 cup of parts A and B for what will be black color (or as close to it) and the other half for the non painted.
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Man, I'm now here with the popcorn and the movie. However, there seems to be a lot of really bad assumptions from a few here. Thanks for keeping it fun(ny) to read.
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I really should be, but I keep forgetting to get the camera out and snap shots. I'm waiting on Harbor Freight to get back to me as well. My pressure tank has a stripped clamp on it, so it's not holding any air pressure. I can still recast, but I have to be very careful in pouring the resin as to not create any bubbles. I'm hoping to get this fixed by next week sometime. Until then, I'll try to get some picks of the molds and the progress, especially once the pieces start coming out.
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OK, looks like it can work. The first trial was good. A few pieces didn't get all the resin, but that can be fixed with rotating the mold and giving it time to fill all the spots. I'll be doing more with it to ensure it is good to go. At the same time, the rest of the 1/72 molds are gonna take a little longer due to the fact that the rubber left is a longer setting mold (4 hours per mold. I should be able to do two pieces at a time). Work carries on, and pieces will be coming soon.
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I just poured the resin into the new mold, so I will find out in about an hour how well this came out. I haven't used the new print that Xigfrid mentioned, due to the original being salvageable, and not wanting to take a couple days just to clean up one piece. That said, the mold I did with the longer setting mold did look great. If the recast test comes out workable, we're in business.
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A Newly Translated Story: The Plundering Fleet
Jasonc replied to Gubaba's topic in Movies and TV Series
There's always someone who whines about someone doing something good out of the kindness of wanting to do it. Thanks, Gubaba. Can't wait to get some time to read this. -
My wife is OK with them. As long as the bills are paid and all that, it's all good.
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Sorry, my bad. They're 1/64 scale. They're only 4 hundredths off, so it's almost irrelevant with something that size. Nevertheless, if you put those up for sale, I'd like to get one for certain (in FUD if you make that available).
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Like it, and I have some of those can remote cars. I'll make my decals, paint mine up, and control it around the house. Glad to see you did that. I did find display cars of the same model that are in 1/60 scale, but need to be repainted. They look like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lancia-Delta-Integrale-16V-Rallye-Monte-Carlo-1992-IXO-Altaya-1-43-/321863173275?hash=item4af08a449b I have a couple of these as well. One in red, the other in this color linked. I'll get this head piece too, once I have the money for it. Thanks.
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Yeah, it's definitely work. I'm going to get a longer setting rubber next time I'm out, as it will be better for the larger pieces. I do that on Monday hopefully, so I can redo the wing. I'm all out of rubber now, so I have to halt things for a few days. Luckily, I'm on vacation all next week, so I'll have time to push forward. In the meantime, the wing is being worked on, so that it's ready and durable for the next recast try.
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It works like a vacuum. You put your liquid resin, rubber, etc. into a chamber with a vacuum attached to it, and seal it. Once it's on, it sucks the air out of the liquids, leaving them just about bubble free. I have used the slow pour method, but with larger volumes of rubber, and a shorter cure time, the tank works great. On another note, my method would work, if the freakin' wall I had set it all in didn't break after I poured the rubber. It through the entre piece off alignment, and now I'm at a point where I need another gallon of rubber. Good news is, the method, had not been for that bit of unfortunate happenstance, would've been great, so I will do it again when I can get more. I'm going to continue the 1/72 molds with what little I have left of the rubber, and hopefully, pour some pieces once I get the colors right for the resin. Work will continue, just not for that large wing part yet.
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Well, technically, it was just the reception. They got married earlier in the day, then had an open house reception, which was fun. That said, still working on the foundation of this mold. I gotta make sure it's going to be strong enough, and make sure it'll fit in my small pressure tank. I don't have a degas machine, so I have to get rid of the bubbles after mixing. One day, I'll build one.
