@hopper1999 I’ve access to both resin and PLA printers, and while resin has a couple of extra steps compared to PLA, I wouldn’t consider it painful. I’ve come to appreciate resin’s ability to show detail even in very small scale. For me its worth the extra steps to clean and cure, for those results. What’s great is there are so many free units available, with some simple editing/converting you can quickly build cool armies.
As for casting, while I haven’t casted any A&A parts yet (still building my unit library), I have casted a lot of 3.75 action figure parts. I’ve gotten best results using a syringe and pressure pot. (I converted a old paint pressure tank). You inject your mold, and then put it under pressure, I’d do around 30psi, to help the resin into the thinner parts of the mold and prevent bubbles. It also helps, when making your mold to put it under pressure as well. I’ve found it helps prevents bubbles in the silicone and between the silicone and the part being cast.
I plan on using casting to duplicate units I already have, that I can’t find stl files for.
U.S. game pieces
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U.S. Game pieces getting done slowly but surely!
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Nice paint jobs! Where’d ya get the F4Us?
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@655321 thanks, I bought them from Historical Board Gamxes.
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The F4U Corsairs can also be bought by themselves: HBG Link for F4U Corsairs.
-Midnight_Reaper
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@655321 I purchased mine from PICOARMOR
they are metal and I love them…
https://www.picoarmor.com/product/f4u-1a-corsair-8-pcs/ -
Oh man, RIP my wallet.
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@655321 true but once painted … u wont regret… cant have p38’s landing on a US aircraft carrier, right?
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@655321 yep
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How’d you get the arrows and roundels looking so sharp? Is this all freehand or did you use decals?
I always thought the big white arrows painted on Corsairs were amusing, as if they are instructions, “This side up” or “It goes in this direction.”
Looks like the HBG Marines expansion set is sold out, but they still have sets of dark green Corsairs. Decisions decisions…
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@655321 decals very small decals and I bought 3 of those sets so there is that. Lol
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