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  1. Vince Hoffmann
    Spaceman, I'm very impressed by your plastic bending skills, there is such a fine line between too much heat and not enough, you did a fantastic job on those pipes!
  2. Vince Hoffmann
    Coming along nicely, keep up the work!
  3. Vince Hoffmann
    Holy Hopping Bedsteads! That's a fantastic model! I'm looking forward to seeing this complete
  4. Vince Hoffmann
    Hey Hotdog, Any updates?
  5. Vince Hoffmann

    Hi Hotdog, is your tile set in production? Forgive me for not reading the entire thread to find out

  6. Vince Hoffmann
    Thanks for the support guys, onward and upward!!
  7. Vince Hoffmann
    I have the model mothballed in a safe place... I needed some time to get my head out of the crazy obsessiveness I found myself in... :wacko:/> This model is not unlike chasing a rabbit!
  8. allan ingpen

    Hi Vince,

    I'm not sure what's been happening with my email and ARC login.

    I had to reset the login, and haven't received the shuttle instrument panels from you. It's cool if you haven't sent it, I just thought my email was playing up.

    Another address I use is:

    allaningpen@gmail.com

    Thanks again for being willing to share...

  9. Vince Hoffmann
    My beanie arrived in the mail yesterday, thanks Gil! The casting is fabulous, I'm very impressed! I'm going to use it in my shuttle re-build. :D
  10. Vince Hoffmann
    Oh boy, this is going to be good! Maybe your model will get me enthusiastic about finishing mine !
  11. Vince Hoffmann
    Wow, looks great !!
  12. Vince Hoffmann
    I recommend the Fantastic Plastic kit. Allen Ury is great guy to do business with and he doesn't belittle the competition.
  13. Vince Hoffmann
    Ah, you want clear resin. Unfortunately, you're not going to find a clear casting resin that will give you truly crystal clear without using a pressure pot. If your goal is to make the canopy windows glass clear, you will need to polish the pieces to a mirror finish, otherwise any surface irregularities will be magnified a thousand times by the simple fact that they are clear. I would recommend making the canopy glass separate pieces that can be clear cast then glued in place afterward. Here are some photos of the canopy of a model I helped pattern 2 years ago. The frame and 'glass' are s
  14. Vince Hoffmann
    Beautiful!
  15. Vince Hoffmann
    Are you mixing the resin by weight, or by volume? This is VERY important and is likely the reason why your parts are not curing properly. Also, consider temperature. If you are casting in ambient air temperature of 60 or below, it will take twice as long for the resin to fully set. Look around your area for Smooth Cast 305. They sell very good polyurethane resin that is 1-1 mix by volume and sets up very nicely. Most large art supply stores stock it and it is reasonably priced.
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