RGL Posted November 21 #1 Posted November 21 Next! Nice little 3D printed kit that was half price. Soft sticky resin but should come up nicely. Tossedman, mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and 5 others 8 Quote Greg
RGL Posted November 21 Author #2 Posted November 21 (edited) 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! Edited November 21 by RGL yvesvidal, Jack12477, Tossedman and 5 others 8 Quote Greg
RGL Posted November 21 Author #3 Posted November 21 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 Canute, king derelict, GrandpaPhil and 4 others 7 Quote Greg
Canute Posted November 21 #4 Posted November 21 Always fun (?) cleaning up these resin kits, between the mold -release agent, excess flash and the printer "fingers" or attachment points. What did you use to remove the fingers from the parts? Old Collingwood, king derelict and mtaylor 3 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
Old Collingwood Posted November 21 #5 Posted November 21 3 hours ago, Canute said: Always fun (?) cleaning up these resin kits, between the mold -release agent, excess flash and the printer "fingers" or attachment points. What did you use to remove the fingers from the parts? I always wondered re resin kits and clean up - they recommend not breathing in the resin dust - always made me wonder how risky they are? OC. mtaylor, Egilman, king derelict and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
RGL Posted November 21 Author #6 Posted November 21 (edited) I just use Sprue cutters. No dust to speak of unles sanding off the nubs Edited November 21 by RGL Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Greg
RGL Posted November 22 Author #7 Posted November 22 Base coat down. Filters next Canute, Jack12477, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Greg
Canute Posted November 22 #8 Posted November 22 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. Egilman, mtaylor, Jack12477 and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
king derelict Posted November 22 #9 Posted November 22 2 hours ago, Canute said: 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. Apologies to Gregg but many thanks Ken, I’ve been nervous about resin kits because of the stories about the risks of lung damage caused by even small amounts of dust. I have a few resin figures that I stare at in fear because of the need to trim them. alan Canute, mtaylor, Jack12477 and 1 other 4 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted November 22 #10 Posted November 22 4 hours ago, Canute said: 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. Thank you Ken for explaining that, and also sorry Greg for the hi jack. OC. Jack12477, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
wefalck Posted November 22 #11 Posted November 22 Is this kit 3d-printed or cast resin? It's not clear from the discussion. Since the pandemic lots of masks should be around, they should be good enough for working with PU cast resin. I may have seen an original in the Military Museum in Bucharest some years ago. Another preserved original in the Vienna Military Museum was re-used in WW2 and destroyed during that war. The German Wikipedia has a long article and in the associated Wikimedia file there are dozens of pictures: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/30,5-cm-M.11-Mörser The 1/10 scale model in the museum in Vienna is actually painted green: GrandpaPhil, Egilman, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
RGL Posted November 23 Author #12 Posted November 23 It’s a 3D print. Pretty much done now but awaiting the traversing equipment. Jack12477, Baker, yvesvidal and 7 others 8 2 Quote Greg
Egilman Posted November 23 #13 Posted November 23 (edited) On 11/22/2024 at 6:59 AM, king derelict said: I’ve been nervous about resin kits because of the stories about the risks of lung damage caused by even small amounts of dust. I have a few resin figures that I stare at in fear because of the need to trim them. 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 Edited November 23 by Egilman realworkingsailor, Canute, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"
Canute Posted November 23 #14 Posted November 23 Thanks for filling in some of the blanks, EG. I've been dealing with the various forms of resin used in modeling and the current polyurethane resin used to cast in molds and the resins used in 3D printing are safe. It can be brittle, so be careful while working with it. Egilman, mtaylor and Old Collingwood 3 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
king derelict Posted November 24 #15 Posted November 24 On 11/23/2024 at 2:38 AM, Egilman said: 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... many thanks EG. That’s most informative and reassuring. I will still wear a N95 mask though when spreading margarine or Marmite alan Egilman, Jack12477, Canute and 2 others 3 2 Quote
RGL Posted November 25 Author #16 Posted November 25 (edited) 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! Edited November 25 by RGL Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Greg
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