casting is fun...

[walker]

This is the thinnest body I have ever cast. Thickness of the walls between 0.5 and0.6 mm.

The origin is a real 43rd scale diecast truck. Its cabin´s weight is more than 60 grams. The resin cabin weighs 20 grams.

Roland

[Cjent]

Super cool!!!!! :text-bravo:

[ourwayband]

Very nice!
Rusty

[TuscoTodd]

NICE!!!
I am going to have to give this whole casting thing a try!

[OldDogMotorsports]

casting looks great,and the weight is good too! btw is it a PETERBUILD or KENWORTH truck??? :lol:

[walker]

It is a Kenworth truck.

There is one thing that is not to be underestimated - the thinner the resin is the more sensible / brittler it becomes.

[OldDogMotorsports]

[OL Mike]

[munter]

Cool video OL Mike....

Casting certainly is fun and thin bodies with good detail is the desired goal.

All resins have a hardness rating which could also translate to the brittleness factor. Have a look at your product label.
The resin I mostly use is rated at 65shore but have used 72shore.

"Shore," sure does seem an odd word to describe hardness but it does.

[walker]

Thanks, but all this is not new to me. I´ve been casting for ca. 30 yrs. now. Nevertheless this body has the thinnest walls I ever made. Except the tiny parts in 1/700th and 1/144th scale I have to make now and then.

If you want to have an impression what can be done with this really nice and exact scale truck, have a look here. Although in German, the pics speak for themselves.

http://www.carrera-go.info/board5-tunin ... auflieger/

[walker]

It´s done....Thank goodness.



Roland

[OldDogMotorsports]

they look great Roland!