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First of all, resin dust is toxic so wear a proper respirator mask before sawing or sanding it.

You also need to know that normal modelling cement doesn't work with resin. To glue resin to resin or resin to plastic, you need to use CA glue.

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If you are thinking about making your own molds......I suggest you wait a while longer, it is a very involved process. If it's AM parts already molded, take the advice Whitewolf gave very seriously; inhaling resin dust and particles have very serious inherent health risks; when proper precautions are not taken.

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Like White Wolf said, avoid the PUR dust -a respirator will stop you inhaling it now, but think about later: this stuff is still bad news when it's hanging around. Keep everything wet when sawing or sanding to control the particles, don't use power tools on it and vacuum everywhere regularly to be on the safe side. Venturi (cyclone) type cleaners like Dyson work best as they snag more dust in their filters. Be sure to empty them outside!

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Like white Wolf says...definitely wear some kind of respirator when cutting the resin. The dust is bad for you.

  • Wash the parts with soapy water. The resin parts have mold release agents on them. This can keep the base paint from sticking.
  • Test fit the part into the model. With cockpits you very often have to file down the outside of the pit to get it to fit into the fuselage parts. Take your time with this step.
  • I recommend priming the parts with somthing that'll really bite into the resin. This way your base colors will bite into the primer. Some paints don't stick to the resin very well.
  • You'll have to use CA glue or epoxy resin to glue resin parts together or to kit plastic.

Hope this helps.

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I busted the pit out of my academy 1/48 Su-27 flanker b. It was pretty easy and the project was simple until I trashed the cockpit I was going to redo. So I saw the pavla 1/48 Su-27 cockpit, and I was thinking about.

I don't know about this particular resin pit, but in general be prepared for a lot of "making it fit" by trimming or grinding resin parts. Lots of test fitting required.

I recall you had problems recently with your Raptor build fit. Be prepared for greater challenges with resin. This should not dissuade you however. Rise to the challenge my young Padawan.

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How should I clean the resin?

Simple Green, Purple Power, or Super Clean all available at Wal-Mart will remove the Mold release agent, a good soaking or spray it on and scrub carefully with an old discarded toothbrush. Do not glue on any small parts such as throttles, control sticks, before you scrub/clean it. Once it's clean you can then attach the parts without fear of breaking them off and requiring re-gluing. Look for a good resin primer, or one compatible with resin as the paint may not bite into raw resin; possibly if using a lacquer thinned paint...I'm not sure, but with a primer you should be good to go.

Where should I work with the resin?

In a well ventilated area, with a quality breathing mask. On your working surface place something like newsprint to collect the dust/shavings once finished thoroughly wash your hands to rid them of resin particles residue; which may have found its way onto your hands

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My first encounter with resin was a cockpit set for a D.H.98 Mosquito (1:48) I could not figure out how to attach the resin interior panels to the already exisitng interior detail on the kit. It just didn`t seem logical at the time to start hacking away on the kits molded inner detail. I think resin is alot of hard work, so choose your subjects carefully. It may be slightly more hazzle than you originally signed up for, but if you got the inclination, time & the almighty buck, take aim & shoot !

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