The Ship Model Forum

[quote="Joe"]Go on line and contact Smooth-On. They supply just about everyone with resins and RTV's. They make beginner's sets that have plenty of rubber and resin for most project you are working on. Here is the link to the starter sets, bet deal in town.


[url]http://www.smooth-on.com/Getting%20Started.asp[/url][/quote]

hey thanks joe! recently i've been wanting to do resin castings and althought i've been to Smooth-on i never saw that. Which one of the 3 do you prefer? im thinking maybe the silicone? i want to make like 1/144 AA guns.... ?

Go on line and contact Smooth-On. They supply just about everyone with resins and RTV's. They make beginner's sets that have plenty of rubber and resin for most project you are working on. Here is the link to the starter sets, bet deal in town.


[url]http://www.smooth-on.com/Getting%20Started.asp[/url]

im not sure what it is but there is a sandy type of material that you fill a box or tub with and then push the hull down into it and it forms the shape of the hull.... maybe someone here knows what im talking about... its rather cheap i believe. it will later harden.

What is the best method of making a duplicate hull from a plastic kit?

What casting materials would be best suitable?

At the moment I'm thinking a plasticene or rubber mold with resin poured in, but I have never tried it before.