1/72 Takom Russian Tractors. Special Delivery

[Guest]

Yeah, I thought I'd covered it to be honest. A good coat of PVA, a decent layer of tile grout bonded with PVA, and a few layers of paint. Must have been some pinholes in it somewhere.

The surface is unaffected so I could live with that, and it dries lovely and clear (the lighter discolouration is from a previous PVA pour test), but my main concern was that if it ate the foam like that, what would it do to a plastic model half submerged in it! :flushed:

[Steve Jones]

WOW! Had a great time catching up on your work. Hope everything gets sorted on the base. The builds are looking great

[Guest]

Thanks Steve. Kinda on hold waiting for the resin water to arrive so I've started something else.

I'm hoping it comes today so I can do a few test pours, then do the real thing in stages over the weekend. If I'm at work I won't get too impatient and will leave it alone to cure! :smiling5:

[Guest]

So the first resin test pour into a plastic paint mixing cup didn't go too badly. The colour I added looked awful though, and lots of surface bubbles. I tried getting them out with a heat gun but that just melted the test lump of polystyrene! After a bit of googling it seems a mini blow torch works better, so brought one home from work.

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So I moved on to the real thing tonight. I stirred the resin more carefully which introduced far less bubbles, and the blow torch got any remainders out easily. There's a bit of dust in the surface and I wished I'd put a bit more detail and colour contrast in the river bed, but happy for my first go at this, and it's all part of the learning process anyway. No leaks either which is a bonus, but letting it cure overnight in a plastic tray just in case!

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[Allen Dewire]

Wow Scratchy,

The middle and last picture of the water pour are fantastic and it looks so real. Seems you have gotten hold of a super product Andy!!! Also glad to hear that there were no leaks as they can be a real headache and messy too! Real good stuff Sir....

Prost
Allen

[Guest]

Cheers Allen. It was difficult to get a decent picture as the surface has settled so glass smooth that it reflects everything!

Teasing it up the banks a bit should hopefully make it look like it would in real life, with wetter mud right at the edge. Will see how it looks in the morning.

[scottie3158]

Andy. That's a great result.

[Guest]

Thanks Paul.

Framing came off this morning at it looks good. A bit of sanding needed to tidy up the edges and raised lip but nothing major.

[Steve Jones]

Great result Andy. You will soon be creating your own resin kit's. LOL

[Jim R]

Hi Andy
Wow what a lot of progress and what a stunning result. Looks really good. Great figures, great vehicles, great composition and the water is excellent. Certainly right to stir resin gently to avoid bubbles and cover while drying. Curing resin seems to be a magnet for dust, fluff, dog hair and assorted small insects :rolling:
Jim

[Guest]

Thanks Steve. First thing would be some indestructible resin mirrors! Broke them both off yet again while doing the water :smiling5:

Cheers Jim. I'm a little embarrassed by the painting of the figure given what my son can turn out, lol, but the surgery on them seems to have worked well and adds a bit of action. Pity no one will ever see the fourth figure sitting in one of the trucks.

There is some dust on the surface but I'm toying with the idea of adding some ripples, which would hide it. Seems a shame when the surface is so smooth but would make it a bit more realistic I think.