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vortices
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Molding Pilot
« Thread Started on Apr 15, 2008, 4:23am »

Have you ever look for a good pilot figure for your beautifully constructed aeroplane but just cant find one and your friend has exactly the perfect one but says he needs it.

Well I have run into that predicament more often than I like so I have found the following method to mold your own pilot figure. Its a technique borrowed from static scale modeling but works just as well.

This is what you need.
1) Liquid latex rubber molding compound.-I got mine from art friend
2) 1/2hr epoxy
3) micro balloon-NTC
4) pieces of foam
5) Vaseline
6) brushes
7) of course-a pilot figure that you want to mold.

Step 1) make the mold.
a)Using a brush apply a thin layer of vaseline on the pilot you would like to mold.
b)Brush on the liquid latex rubber. Apply thin layer at a time, ensure not to trap bubbles during the first few layers. Give it about 30 minutes in between layers. Build up until it has a total of about 5mm at least.
c)After it cures thoroughly, 24 hrs later, Using a scissors cut a slot at a inconspicuous side, eg. back of the pilot.
d) Remove the original pilot figure.

Step 2) Mix the epoxy.
a)Mix the 1/2 hour epoxy as you would normally, mix it with denatured alcohol, 80%epoxy 20% denatured alcohol by volume.

Step 3)Molding the pilot figure
a)Using a brush apply a thin layer of Vaseline into the mold as mold release agent and tape up the slit with masking tape.
b)Pour a little of the epoxy mix into the mold and using a brush apply the epoxy into the corners and crevices to ensure no bubble is trapped.
c)Continue to pour epoxy mix until it is about half full.
d) Cut a piece of foam to as big as the mold could fit and press it into the epoxy. This would displace the epoxy to make the pilot figure lighter and safe epoxy. Hold it for a while until the epoxy starts to cure.

Step 4) removing the new pilot.
a) Just untape the slit and carefully remove the new pilot figure

Wash it thoroughly with soap and water to rid the Vaseline.
It ready for painting.

Try it, its easy and quit satisfying. The same technique can be used for molding antenna, instrument panels and guns

« Last Edit: Apr 15, 2008, 7:44am by vortices »

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Re: Molding Pilot
« Reply #1 on Apr 17, 2008, 12:01pm »

hello votices,

it sounds interesting... can post some pictures? I am typhoon. Also a static modeller...Might want to try it before actually flying a plane...

thanks.

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Re: Molding Pilot
« Reply #2 on May 6, 2008, 8:11am »

These are pictures..

sample pilot....

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Building the mold over the sample pilots...

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The Newly molded pilots...

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« Last Edit: May 6, 2008, 8:23am by Aerosmith »

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