Napalm Hanemono Restoration Project (Parts Molding)
Hey Pachee's!
Project NHR is underway! Mold set, bases casted and the clear cast just poured.
Few Hiccups but nothing too bad.
To try and keep it short I am restoring this machine...
Face Shot 1.jpg
Some of the center features plastic was beginning to become brittle
and/or cracked so I decided to try and cast a mold of the original.
Plastic Deck In Molding Box.jpg
I used a kit sold at my local Hobby Lobby by Alumilite, the "mini" kit.
It comes with the majority of what you need, the rest is plastic cups, popsicle
sticks, cardboard and/or stiroboard.
Molding Box Contruction.jpg
Casting Kit Post 1st Cast.jpg
The silicone mold went really well, just takes 18 hrs to fully cure.
When using the "kits" plastic resin, you heat the mold at 140* for
15-20 mins. Within 90 seconds with a heated mold the 1st pouring
resulted in the resin curing mid-pour and not filling up the remainder
of the sides. You can actually see a cloud racing through it as it
changes from amber brown to gray!
Within 8 minutes a toasty hot cast is ready to be gently popped out!
Bottom Shot.jpgSensor Keeps Inside Shot.jpgBlemish.jpg
There was that one chunk that sadly got ripped out with the first casting
that ended up solidifying before the sides could be fillled.
I'm going to be doing more peices but I am waiting now for the Clear cast to cure.
(clear cast takes 24 hours! kits 8 mins :8O: )
Post more soon!
Thanks for readin'!
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