Serenity - Jan 27 2007
yes a better pull this time. Channels were cut into the RTV rubber to allow air bubble s to escape. There were still a few but nothing that ruined the parts
Solar panels removed from the mould
Some more solar arrays.
All the equipment to gear up for more castings. Popsicle sticks for mixing the resin. Modified ones with pointed tips to poke and prod to remove bubbles. Plastic cups for mixing. Rubber bands to hold the moulds together after pouring resin and waiting for them to cure
I got my QMX money packs. Not too bad. I had to go to eBay as the shipping cost if I bought from QMX would have cost more then the money pack itself. Still no info on their web site on the Serenity large scale model of the Wraith dart. The insert with the money pack has an advert showing the large scale serenity model and the Wraith Dart. Interestingly the Serenity Image is the pre-TV-show version and not the movie version.
I purchased some more RTV rubber from the hobby store. It is not the same as what I am used to. The stuff I am used to has a 24 hour cure time. I normally let it cure for 3 or more days just to be sure. My local hobby store could not get in the normal stuff by MBS so they brought in some stuff by Alumilite. The down side is sit has a working time of 30 minutes and a demould time of 4 hours. Sounds great but I tried some fast cure RTV rubber before and got caught out by the speed with which it sets up. We shall see.