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Rui (GrenadeBait)
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Practice | First Time Casting From My Own Mould
Replace missing lower engine cowl

Scale:
1:48
Status:
Completed
Started:
February 11, 2023
Completed:
February 21, 2023
Time spent:
5

The part being cast is the lower engine cover panel, which is missing from a fellow Scalemate's copy of the Eduard 1121 Spitfire Mk 22/24. Never having done a mold and casting before, I did some research and took some of Bob Esplin's recommendations. I got some good results for my first try...

Project inventory

Full kits
1121
Spitfire Mk.22/24 Limited Edition
Eduard 1:48
1121 2008 New parts
Tools
Materials
MILLI001
Milliput Standard Yellow-Grey Two Part Epoxy Putty
Milliput
MILLI001
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First Time Casting From My Own MouldView album, image #1
1:48
The kits that is missing a part. Sorry Bob, I didn't know the part was missing from the kit when I sent it to you ?
1:48 Spitfire Mk.22/24 (Eduard 1121)No Green Reusable Modelling Compound OO-250G (Oyumaru OO-250G)No Milliput Standard Yellow-Grey (Milliput MILLI001)1+

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11 February 2023, 20:04