You laser-cut the styrene? I had heard that styrene just melts when hit with a laser? Anyway, that sounds like a sweet way to do it. Progress is looking great!
SB
SB
You laser-cut the styrene? I had heard that styrene just melts when hit with a laser? Anyway, that sounds like a sweet way to do it. Progress is looking great!
SB
Hundreds? How many per?
Without knowing what tools and equipment you have access to, would it be worth it do do a lost wax casting mold with Aluminum or even nickel silver?
You can cast pewter right from the silicone mold.I could do that! I suppose if I machined a set of 16 and mounted them to a sprue, I could mould that in silicone, cast a set of wax positives from that mould and then create a series of plaster moulds? That's a good idea, I could do them in white metal, that would be easier than aluminium as I wouldn't need to worry about pre-heating the plaster mould.
I'll explore both options, I like the appearance of machined metal and it means less work for the modellers who buy the kit, but cast metal is far more efficient...
Back to the drawing board is tough, especially when you've gone as far as you have already. I have done the same a couple times myself. But it is difficult to look and such projects and say "close enough ". Therefore I've had to start over. I am enjoying your work and looking forward to the awesome end result.
I was wondering how you were going to handle the sheet stress. Are you going to add more stress in the parts than what the cement gave you?