RGL

Now this is NOT my model but my concept of clear resin for this build 

Ok back in the Shmel. The deck, three coats of red/Orange/dark grey then I’ll give it a good clear coat, chipping coat then lots of green coats and chip it back 

So the manufacturer has contacted me (from Italy) and will send me the missing part with a track to drag it; I’m paying for the truck but the shipping is free. Shipping to Oz from Europe is expensive but not nearly as bad as from the US which is horrendous and stupidly slow. It’s almost as if the don’t want the business . He offered to send me the stl file for the piece but why not I say! 

So the manufacturer has contacted me (from Italy) and will send me the missing part with a track to drag it; I’m paying for the truck but the shipping is free. Shipping to Oz from Europe is expensive but not nearly as bad as from the US which is horrendous and stupidly slow. It’s almost as if the don’t want the business . He offered to send me the stl file for the piece but why not I say! 

It’s a 3D print. Pretty much done now but awaiting the traversing equipment. 

Base coat down. Filters next 

I just use Sprue cutters. No dust to speak of unles sanding off the nubs 

It’s ok? The print is not the best and slightly unaligned in places, but is also missing a piece which I’ve asked the vendor to rectify 

Couple of hors snipping the pieces off the resin. A couple of fractures. I need to give it all a wash next then sanding. Construction should take about 20 minutes! 

Next! Nice little 3D printed kit that was half price. Soft sticky resin but should come up nicely. 

So the manufacturer has contacted me (from Italy) and will send me the missing part with a track to drag it; I’m paying for the truck but the shipping is free. Shipping to Oz from Europe is expensive but not nearly as bad as from the US which is horrendous and stupidly slow. It’s almost as if the don’t want the business . He offered to send me the stl file for the piece but why not I say! 

It’s a 3D print. Pretty much done now but awaiting the traversing equipment. 

It’s a 3D print. Pretty much done now but awaiting the traversing equipment. 

It’s a 3D print. Pretty much done now but awaiting the traversing equipment. 

It’s a 3D print. Pretty much done now but awaiting the traversing equipment. 

It’s a 3D print. Pretty much done now but awaiting the traversing equipment. 

It’s a 3D print. Pretty much done now but awaiting the traversing equipment. 

Resin has been around since since the middle ages, as what we today call plastics since the mid 30's, the funny thing is I'm still waiting for any scientist to show everyone the person that died from contact with Resins...
 
That person just doesn't exist....  There are thousands of compounds that are a world sight more hazardous than resin in common usage every day... 
 
Breathing dust? I don't want to breath sawdust, but sawdust is not considered a health risk, but it is more carcinogenic that photopolymer resin...
 
It's a simple fact, we can live in fear of things not likely to be proven, or we can live out lives taking normal precautions without fear...
 
Brother, build those models, they are less dangerous than the margarine you spread on your toast...
 
I did the research, I got the MSDS's pages... Heck they ship it around the world by the ton in bulk without any conditions, you want your kids to learn mold-making? Hobby Lobby sells it as stem kits to teach science and engineering to 10 year olds...
 
How long are we going to live in fear? How long are we going to let the few dictate to the many? WE all learned a long time ago we can't believe everything we are told cause we aren't told all that much... And someone drops the words "Cancer causing" (without a shred of real proof mind you) on a material and everyone starts shivering in their diapers...
 
Sorry, but I get more and more disgusted with the blind fear I see exhibited each day wondering when the world is going to wake up....
 
Getting off the high horse now brothers, just needed to vent a bit... 2.5 year cancer survivor here, I am working with photopolymer resins each and every day, there is no Oncologist in existence that can tell me that the resins caused my cancer, and that is from the HORSES MOUTH....
 
Build the models, the resin will not get you, but the paint you color them with will...
 
EG
 
 

Base coat down. Filters next 

I just use Sprue cutters. No dust to speak of unles sanding off the nubs 

It’s a 3D print. Pretty much done now but awaiting the traversing equipment. 

It’s a 3D print. Pretty much done now but awaiting the traversing equipment. 

It’s a 3D print. Pretty much done now but awaiting the traversing equipment. 

OC, the quality of the resin prints and castings are so much better now that the amount of sanding is reduced from earlier models. Spaceman Spiff's ship, in modern kit builds, is an example of the older resin pours, which needed a lot of sanding to remove the over-pour. The over-pour nubs made for a lot of dust and the dust was an irritant for breathing. Well fit dust masks were required.
 
Greg, sorry for the hijack, but resin kits are a bigger part of the hobby now. Carrying over some old wive's tale will make people shy away from using this newer medium. Thank you for the opportunity to spread the truth.

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