Today I got to open all the cored molds and clean them up for pouring. It all went very well and I didn’t need to drill any relief vents or injection holes. I did a few tests and got good results just pouring and shutting the molds. I did get a few bubbles more than the usual on the engineering hull with all the raised detail but I found the talcum powder worked spectacularly and I didn’t have to use the pressure pot.
Tomorrow I’ll have the rest of the parts I need. I poured up three sets today of the balls and the secondary hulls. One set gets put away for a raining day if the molds every need to be remade.
More tomorrow,
Steve
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Super work, bud. You make it look so easy.
Jeff
this model looks glorious already!
What a process. A lot of work but dang how it pays off!
And Doug’s a lucky guy!
Outstanding results. Guys like you amaze me. Look forward to your build now.
Thanks guys.
steve
Wonderful, clean, professional work! Obviously the end result of decades of experience.
I was thumbing through an old issue of Starlog (#25) and I read a bit about a made-for-tv movie “Starstruck.” The last line read “The leonine creature standing in the center was put together by Steve Neill.” Was that your work?
Thanks so much for sharing the images with us on your progress. Educational AND fun– an unusual combination!
Thanks Jeff that was me! Visit my web site you’ll see a lot more: http://www.sneillfx.com
Steve