Having read through a number of build logs, some of which include the making of rubber moulds and casting in resin, I decided to have a go.
One modeller in particular, Radio Joe, has produced some lovely bits and pieces for his warship models.
Inspired by this, I bought the necessary materials from
www.easycomposites.co.uk/#!/ (this was way back in March) and finally got around to it.
As the stuff has a shelf life, I thought I had better get cracking...
So, I gathered together a few odd bits to use as practice subjects, made a moulding box from plasticard, mixed the rubber silicon & catalyst, poured as described on their data sheets (available on their website as PDF files) and set aside for 24 hrs.
The only problem I had was that 2 of the items I was taking moulds from came to the surface and needed to be pushed back to the bottom. Fortunately, the mixture remains workable for about 2 hrs.
I think I should have secured the items in some way before pouring in the mixture.
Anyway, the result was ok so I went ahead and mixed the 2-part casting resin, the result of which can be seen in the photo.
I like to think I've done a reasonable job and look forward to creating more in the future.
Regards,
Ray.