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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 22 2013, 03:15 PM (153 Views) | |
| madmonk | Apr 22 2013, 03:15 PM Post #1 |
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Lt Warren "Satan" Monks
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In the lull between kits, yes Mark and finishing the Hawk, I've been playing around with some casting. I bought one of the Revell BSG Viper Mk VII kits and with the lighting I'm doing on the SW kits I wondered what I could do with this. Cockpit and engines are obvious but I then thought about the weapons. There are three points and it's just crying out for fibre optics but the kit parts are a bit too delicate for drilling out, tried it and am now a part down!! So I thought about casting new parts with the fibre guide cast in. I made a mould using some 2 part stuff I had in, bought it from the Range some time back. For the fibre guide all I did was drill a small hoe in each end of the kit part then inserted a brass rod before making the mould. for the casting I have used a 2 part plastic that is mixed 1:1, put the guide in then filled the mould and clothes pegged the two halve together. This was the result. ![]() Needs a bit of a clean up but I think it looks good, the surface detail is clean and tidy and once it has hardened fully and painted the guide can be cut back and then fed into a LED and pulsed to mimic firing. What do you think. Cheers, Warren |
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| Mark M | Apr 22 2013, 03:37 PM Post #2 |
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Hawk T1
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looks cool id be interested in the for some of my scifi builds |
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| madmonk | Apr 22 2013, 05:24 PM Post #3 |
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Lt Warren "Satan" Monks
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What sort of thing are you looking at Mark. Cheers, Warren |
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| Mosquito | Apr 22 2013, 05:54 PM Post #4 |
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Kit reviewer
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Well done mate.
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| Mark M | Apr 22 2013, 05:55 PM Post #5 |
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Hawk T1
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i have a bsg what if to do and a AMT? 2 ship tie fighter diorama to do for jamie, i can do basic electronices but need to look at fiber optics, hence ive been reallt interested in your recent stuff |
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| madmonk | Apr 22 2013, 06:40 PM Post #6 |
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Lt Warren "Satan" Monks
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No problem Mark, happy to pass on what I've learnt and help where I can. Cheers, Warren |
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