They didn't expect this - Marines at Peleliu

[JR]

Think you should mount this on its own base Richard. When you did the comparison photo WOW !

[adt70hk]

Outstanding work there Richard. Top draw!!!


ATB.

Andrew

[papa 695]

Great work on the MG Richard.

[JayCee]

Excellent work Richard. Another miniature masterpiece. Is there no stopping you ? I could do with some lessons !!
John.

[scottie3158]

Richard, excellent scratchery my friend.

[rtfoe]

Think you should mount this on its own base Richard. When you did the comparison photo WOW !

Yes John , I might just pop it into the bunker and see what juts out that I may need to cast. Then perhaps do the cradle legs.

Outstanding work there Richard. Top draw!!!

ATB.

Andrew

Thanks Andrew.

Great work on the MG Richard.

Thank you too Ian.

Excellent work Richard. Another miniature masterpiece. Is there no stopping you ? I could do with some lessons !!
John.

Thanks John, the skies the limit if you put your mind to it.

Richard, excellent scratchery my friend.

Scottie/Paul, not as tiny and clean as yours though.

Today is rest day and letting the metaliser cure. Then I'll think about how to cast it. Someone has asked me to also cast the Mk5 Jungle Enfield....it's so flimsy I don't know if the resin is tough enough for the tiny barrel.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Hi Guys,

I finally solved a way of casting the Type 92 and first started of by plugging any holes that would plug and prevent the cast from being extricated. I used white glue to seal with a thin membrane.



Then I placed escape funnels in places that could be a trap for bubbles gluing thin rod. Then I fitted a small portion of the gun into plasticine.



Made a reservoir with card and sealed all gaps with white glue.



Poured in the two part mix of RTV into the first half...after curing, pealed the plasticine off and poured in the other half to produce what is below. You will notice I had put in some locking joints by poking the plasticine prior to pouring the RTV.



Mixed up the resin and using a syringe, squirtered the mixture into the mould and left it to cure. This takes roughly about 8 hrs.



Whatever extras I had from the mixtures I made moulds and casts for the marine knapsack. You can see the casting still imbedded in the mould.



It's out out of the mould and looks pretty good. It does suffer from a large bubble near the cradle arm which can easily be filled up. I need to find a way to avoid the bubble in the next casting.



Overall looks good enough for my dio. The front sights only has one of the guards so I'll just fashion a new sight guard from copper sheet.

So John R, the gun will be standing on it's own once I scratch the tri-pod. Thanks for the suggestion.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
Looks to have been a success. Looks odd being in clear resin. The stuff I use is a creamy white and only takes less than an hour to cure completely.
Jim

[rtfoe]

Hi Jim, I use the clear slow drying stuff 'cos I can take my time with the pour and lets all tiny bubbles to raise to the surface. I also find that details are captured and slightly more refined.

It'll be great if I can source a suitable curing time resin that doesn't bubble with reaction.

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Yesterday I cast another and this time from lessons learnt it looked even better. Every detail came out and there were no bubbles.



The better one is on the right. Then I held it up against the light...only one or two bubbles inside the casting.



Cheers,
Richard

[Jack L]

That looks seriously good Richard!!!

[scottie3158]

Richard,

I will have to have a go at this dark art one day. The results are excellent mate.

[adt70hk]

Brilliant results! Very well done Richard.

[Tim Marlow]

Fabulous work Richard. Casting is excellent as well…..

[Neil Merryweather]

Excellent job on a very challenging subject, Richard.
Top marks, sir!