Hi all, Ok, Help in this please. I ha a few silicon rubber molds, but! i don't have the medium to pour in to, i woul like resin but i only can get the polyester one, metal is very easy to find here, but i read about the danger of the toxic fumes, so i woul like to use the alumilite but i can´t find it here in Guatemala, and if i order in the net it would be to expensive, So what can i use for casting my figures, what experinces you have about this.

Thanks

Hello mate,

I have polyester resin at the moment. So far I'm not all that impressed with it. But I've just started and I'm no resin expert.

Need more info---what type of mold ---thin wall---2 piece .....have used most types of materiel in molding ---what are the molds for ..wheels --figs ----accesories???---p-m me or e-m me....(in profile )and we can see what is required
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Oh oh Trabanino! You asked the fatal question and the Master of "The Dark Side" has responded!

Yes... all kinds of variables.........

Ok by the moment i am trying with a 1 part mold the one in the alumilite page calls split/ glove http://www.alumilite.com/howto.cfm?ID=7 but i`ll make a 2 parts mold, i want to reproduce figures: torsos, arms, rifles, etc. the whole figure in pieces, i'm planing to build a diormana and i need many figures in poses that is hard to find (and expensive) so i'll make my silicon ruber molds with the figures i have and modify the pieces i need. but i don´t kwon what to use for the casting, metal: easy to find, but very tricky to use; Resin: the polyester one i know that usually it change the size of the piece once it´s dry. So i´m not sure what to use for casting??. Thanks folks!

Nothing wrong with metal ---re-usable if not 100% ------have you thought of "car body filler "--can be a lot easier (cheaper )---lay in both sides of mold and squeeze --------may get a bit of flash but workable ----or ---the od fashioned way ---melt plastic scaps in liquid glue and pour in--takes a while to set
Resins can pricey --and some are nasty
Keep in touch
aye
BARV
(GOSMG)

Car Body Filler? ummm i haven´t think in, well i´ll try, thanks.

Try micromark.com I have had good results with thier two part resins.