Aliens APC - 1/12 - 37th upd., pg 19

simplejack · 12-19-2011, 11:27 AM

My god wasili, you're building a tank! Did I read you comments correctly - you're going to use carbon fiber for the hull?

wasili · 12-23-2011, 02:24 PM

Hey Simplejack.

Yes, you read it correctly. I'm using carbonfiber for the hull. Could have used glass, but simply love to work with carbon. Could get a good deal on the stuff, and the particular thickness and type i'm using fits the process perfectly.

Next batch of pics.

Filled the mold in batches of 4 - 600grams, so as not to waste any silicone. After each pour, i would write down the weight of the batch, for future reference. The silicone can set in between pours, so the overall pressure on the walls of the model is not too high. We don't want any breaking seams.

Btw, i use Zhermack A22 silicone. Love the stuff.

Once set, the screws were taken out of the jacket, and gently pried open on each side. This is always the scariest moment for me. "Did i forget something that will screw up my mold, the moldjacket or my model".

Everything went very smooth, the jacket opened up perfectly, due to well greased mdf ( i use petroleum jelly). Subsequently i took out the silicone mold, cleaned up the edges. Trimmed them a bit were necessary.

Hey, what you lookin 'at, girl ?

Took out the model, being careful not to accidentally smear some petroleum jelly on the business side of the mold. And placed it back in the assembled jacket.

Lookin' good overall. Only found one small airbubble, albeit in a place i didn't expect. Could have been much worse, so was quite happy with the result.

The story continues in the next post....

Cheers, and a very Merry Xmas to all and everyone,

Wasili

Ray22 · 12-23-2011, 03:57 PM

Wow Wasili the mold looks awesome, its a cool feeling knowing someone else has an APC mold out there in the world. Mine is close to 20 pounds yours must be more than that looks great can't wait to see you lay one up, you and your family have a great Christmas.
Ray

CB2001 · 12-23-2011, 05:13 PM

This is epically awesome. BTW, if you do more than one, you could always add an interior as a means of practicing detail. I came across one that was done by someone over at JoeCustoms.com as a vehicle/playset for their custom G.I. Joes. I figured I'd toss that idea out there in case you ever want to go that far into detail.

Yellowjacket · 12-23-2011, 05:50 PM

That is amazing. No bones about it.

RickDTM · 12-23-2011, 06:12 PM

An amazing mold for sure! Great stuff Wasili!

jockdeboer · 12-24-2011, 06:05 AM

Wow! That is huge. Where am I going to park that thing!

THURSBY · 12-24-2011, 01:27 PM

Your work looks truly inpressive, and the access to fancy machines never hurts either.

Alan Cross · 12-26-2011, 10:41 AM

I apologize if this has already been asked, but I was curious... how close are you to finishing this project? Percentage wise... is it 80 percent done? 90 percent? I can't tell. And is it still possible for people to sign up to get one?

Thanks!

wasili · 12-26-2011, 10:53 AM

Hey folks,

Thanx for all the kind words. It's been a huge amount of work, and i hope it shows.

As for Alan's questions, the work is roughly at 95%. All the research has been done, the cad work, the bulk of the cnc, etched and cast parts, etc. The hull was a big hurdle, and not so much technically, as timewise. That's been done as well.

For me the cost of producing the APC's is very high (sold nearly at cost), and therefore not really interesting to keep producing these until the end of time. It's been more a labour of love. Would there really be an interest in another 10 puppies of these ? I'm not so sure. If there is, let me know by PM and i'll consider it.

Oh, and happy holidays.....

Cheers,

Wasili

Grant Da Modeler · 12-26-2011, 11:57 AM

The mold work looks good Wasili !!! All the best to you and your family for the New Year, er .. Oud en Nieuw !

wasili · 01-01-2012, 11:00 AM

Thanx Graham,

i'm knee deep in epoxy the whole time now, so this week has the next pic update.

But more importantly...

Happy New Year to all !!!!!

Cheers,
Wasili

hadrian2323 · 01-01-2012, 11:14 AM

Great Work!

jkno · 01-03-2012, 06:21 AM

Damn this APC will rock!!!! Awesome job so far!

kahn1701 · 01-03-2012, 06:28 AM

I'll take one please..
Thanks

wasili · 01-03-2012, 07:18 AM

Thanx for the kind words guys.

Rysjin7717 · 01-03-2012, 11:04 AM

Wasili, good work on th' mold bra that thing is huge!!!!

swpropmaker · 01-08-2012, 08:55 PM

Wasili... any update on shipping these bad boy's out?

wasili · 01-09-2012, 03:22 AM

In a few days...

kahn1701 · 01-10-2012, 04:28 PM

Wasili

Please email me..(kahn1701@sbcglobal.net)
With the site trouble I'm a little behind on
getting back with you ..
Save me one..TeeHee

paul/kahn1701

Fernando · 01-10-2012, 05:48 PM

Your work is absolutely wonderful. I really enjoyed.

Regards from Brazil.

wasili · 01-13-2012, 12:16 PM

Okidoki,

Next batch of pics...

What...going pep ????

Well, maybe a bit. As i'm using 400gr/m2 biax carbonfibre, it's good to precut the fibre pieces. You cannot pull them apart and add on the spot, there's a different manual for this stuff.

I made paper templates by using the master, and although i changed them progressivley based on working with the mold, they were a good start.

All the paper templates.

Start cutting carbon with the templates. The roll is 130cm wide, and unfortunately there's only one table in the house suitable for that.

One set done. Most pieces are three layers of carbon.

A few hulls on the table, next to the master. The epoxy resin is pretinted medium grey (-ish), but since the fibre is black, it will tend to show through in places. The insides look not as nice as ones done with fibreglass, which due to it's transparancy fades away in the tinted epoxy. The black carbon simply contrasts, unless i tinted the epoxy black, which i did with a few.

Besides a few airbubbles on corners, overall the hulls come out nice.

Top front.

The front corner has been detailed like the full size APC, which had an interchangeable cornerpiece, to show a completely dented corner (for Acton shoot/ Plant corridor escape scenes), or the undented corner (shot later at Pinewood / Sulaco hangar, APC introduction). You can see the weld beads and bolt holes on the hulls.

More soon.

Cheers,
Wasili

jockdeboer · 01-13-2012, 12:38 PM

This is hands down one of the best kits I have ever seen. Which one is mine? Send me one of the black ones...

IEDBOUNTYHUNTER · 01-13-2012, 12:40 PM

Looks great. nice castings. reminds me of my Aircraft days laying up parts.

Al

RickDTM · 01-13-2012, 01:16 PM

WaHOOOOOO!!!!

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12-19-2011, 11:27 AM	#451
simplejack Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Maple Ridge, BC Posts: 11	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 35th upd., pg 18 My god wasili, you're building a tank! Did I read you comments correctly - you're going to use carbon fiber for the hull?

12-23-2011, 02:24 PM	#452
wasili Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 379	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 35th upd., pg 18 Hey Simplejack. Yes, you read it correctly. I'm using carbonfiber for the hull. Could have used glass, but simply love to work with carbon. Could get a good deal on the stuff, and the particular thickness and type i'm using fits the process perfectly. Next batch of pics. Filled the mold in batches of 4 - 600grams, so as not to waste any silicone. After each pour, i would write down the weight of the batch, for future reference. The silicone can set in between pours, so the overall pressure on the walls of the model is not too high. We don't want any breaking seams. Btw, i use Zhermack A22 silicone. Love the stuff. Once set, the screws were taken out of the jacket, and gently pried open on each side. This is always the scariest moment for me. "Did i forget something that will screw up my mold, the moldjacket or my model". Everything went very smooth, the jacket opened up perfectly, due to well greased mdf ( i use petroleum jelly). Subsequently i took out the silicone mold, cleaned up the edges. Trimmed them a bit were necessary. Hey, what you lookin 'at, girl ? Took out the model, being careful not to accidentally smear some petroleum jelly on the business side of the mold. And placed it back in the assembled jacket. Lookin' good overall. Only found one small airbubble, albeit in a place i didn't expect. Could have been much worse, so was quite happy with the result. The story continues in the next post.... Cheers, and a very Merry Xmas to all and everyone, Wasili

12-23-2011, 03:57 PM	#453
Ray22 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bronx, New York Posts: 615	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 Wow Wasili the mold looks awesome, its a cool feeling knowing someone else has an APC mold out there in the world. Mine is close to 20 pounds yours must be more than that looks great can't wait to see you lay one up, you and your family have a great Christmas. Ray

12-23-2011, 05:13 PM	#454
CB2001 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Madison, Florida Posts: 3,392	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 This is epically awesome. BTW, if you do more than one, you could always add an interior as a means of practicing detail. I came across one that was done by someone over at JoeCustoms.com as a vehicle/playset for their custom G.I. Joes. I figured I'd toss that idea out there in case you ever want to go that far into detail.

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12-23-2011, 05:50 PM	#455
Yellowjacket Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Logan, Utah Posts: 582	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 That is amazing. No bones about it.

12-23-2011, 06:12 PM	#456
RickDTM Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 475	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 An amazing mold for sure! Great stuff Wasili!

12-24-2011, 06:05 AM	#457
jockdeboer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 153	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 Wow! That is huge. Where am I going to park that thing!

12-24-2011, 01:27 PM	#458
THURSBY Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 16	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 Your work looks truly inpressive, and the access to fancy machines never hurts either.

12-26-2011, 10:41 AM	#459
Alan Cross Formerly arc60 Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 785	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 I apologize if this has already been asked, but I was curious... how close are you to finishing this project? Percentage wise... is it 80 percent done? 90 percent? I can't tell. And is it still possible for people to sign up to get one? Thanks!

12-26-2011, 10:53 AM	#460
wasili Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 379	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 Hey folks, Thanx for all the kind words. It's been a huge amount of work, and i hope it shows. As for Alan's questions, the work is roughly at 95%. All the research has been done, the cad work, the bulk of the cnc, etched and cast parts, etc. The hull was a big hurdle, and not so much technically, as timewise. That's been done as well. For me the cost of producing the APC's is very high (sold nearly at cost), and therefore not really interesting to keep producing these until the end of time. It's been more a labour of love. Would there really be an interest in another 10 puppies of these ? I'm not so sure. If there is, let me know by PM and i'll consider it. Oh, and happy holidays..... Cheers, Wasili

12-26-2011, 11:57 AM	#461
Grant Da Modeler Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto , Canada Posts: 116	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 The mold work looks good Wasili !!! All the best to you and your family for the New Year, er .. Oud en Nieuw !

01-01-2012, 11:00 AM	#462
wasili Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 379	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 Thanx Graham, i'm knee deep in epoxy the whole time now, so this week has the next pic update. But more importantly... Happy New Year to all !!!!! Cheers, Wasili

01-01-2012, 11:14 AM	#463
hadrian2323 Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 3	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 Great Work!

01-03-2012, 06:21 AM	#464
jkno Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: România, Transilvania Posts: 462	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 Damn this APC will rock!!!! Awesome job so far!

01-03-2012, 06:28 AM	#465
kahn1701 Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 180	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 I'll take one please.. Thanks

01-03-2012, 07:18 AM	#466
wasili Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 379	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 Thanx for the kind words guys.

01-03-2012, 11:04 AM	#467
Rysjin7717 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: In Th' wheat fields somewhere in Dorothy land Posts: 309	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 Wasili, good work on th' mold bra that thing is huge!!!!

01-08-2012, 08:55 PM	#468
swpropmaker Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,313	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 Wasili... any update on shipping these bad boy's out?

01-09-2012, 03:22 AM	#469
wasili Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 379	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 In a few days...

01-10-2012, 04:28 PM	#470
kahn1701 Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 180	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 Wasili Please email me..(kahn1701@sbcglobal.net) With the site trouble I'm a little behind on getting back with you .. Save me one..TeeHee paul/kahn1701

01-10-2012, 05:48 PM	#471
Fernando Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Brazil Posts: 2	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 Your work is absolutely wonderful. I really enjoyed. Regards from Brazil.

01-13-2012, 12:16 PM	#472
wasili Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 379	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 36th upd., pg 19 Okidoki, Next batch of pics... What...going pep ???? Well, maybe a bit. As i'm using 400gr/m2 biax carbonfibre, it's good to precut the fibre pieces. You cannot pull them apart and add on the spot, there's a different manual for this stuff. I made paper templates by using the master, and although i changed them progressivley based on working with the mold, they were a good start. All the paper templates. Start cutting carbon with the templates. The roll is 130cm wide, and unfortunately there's only one table in the house suitable for that. One set done. Most pieces are three layers of carbon. A few hulls on the table, next to the master. The epoxy resin is pretinted medium grey (-ish), but since the fibre is black, it will tend to show through in places. The insides look not as nice as ones done with fibreglass, which due to it's transparancy fades away in the tinted epoxy. The black carbon simply contrasts, unless i tinted the epoxy black, which i did with a few. Besides a few airbubbles on corners, overall the hulls come out nice. Top front. The front corner has been detailed like the full size APC, which had an interchangeable cornerpiece, to show a completely dented corner (for Acton shoot/ Plant corridor escape scenes), or the undented corner (shot later at Pinewood / Sulaco hangar, APC introduction). You can see the weld beads and bolt holes on the hulls. More soon. Cheers, Wasili

01-13-2012, 12:38 PM	#473
jockdeboer Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 153	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 37th upd., pg 19 This is hands down one of the best kits I have ever seen. Which one is mine? Send me one of the black ones...

Aliens APC - 1/12 - ** 37th upd., pg 19 **

Aliens APC - 1/12 - 37th upd., pg 19

01-13-2012, 12:40 PM	#474
IEDBOUNTYHUNTER Modelmaker for Hire Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: TexASS Posts: 882	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 37th upd., pg 19 Looks great. nice castings. reminds me of my Aircraft days laying up parts. Al

01-13-2012, 01:16 PM	#475
RickDTM Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 475	Re: Aliens APC - 1/12 - 37th upd., pg 19 WaHOOOOOO!!!!

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