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First attempt at slush casting
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Well as it says ,my first go at slush casting ,.
The moulds were made by Lloyd of 1\43 game ,although they are 1\32 scale !!!!
I had some resin that was nearing its end of shelf life and used that ,not sure if it would set .
They have turned out a lot better then a thought ,I may have used a bit too much resin but it seem hard to judge the amount ,more will show on the thickness when I cut out the wheel arches and window .One is an Escort ,can anybody identify the other? 
Lloyd is exempt for this ,he made the mould .


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Renault 5 turbo?
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#3

Didn't want to go for anything too obvious...Vauxhall Chevette?

I love puttering with gears
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Nooo   Fiesta on steroids?
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Come on guy's couple more and I'll let you know  Wrench
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Toyota Starlet   Bigsmile ,I shall start to grind out the shells soon and see what they look like .
I most probably not bother too much with the Escort as it seems a bit narrow but the Starlet looks as though it would make up into a nice model .
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It's obvious now you say it!

I love puttering with gears
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That's your first attempt ? the car shapes look good. Impressive work  Thumbup
Lloyd obviously did a great job with the moulds too  Cool
How do you control how thick the casting is ? 
What do they weigh once you have the arches and windows cut out ?
What width is the escort ?
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I'll measure the Escort later and let you know ,the weight I don't know yet but will post it up when the cutting out is finished .
Controlling the thickness is very bit and miss because of the age of the resin and it's taking an age to go off .I think I the roof is going to be too thick ,the resin pools there when you think I it's stopped flowing ,next time I will leave the mould the other  way up ,maybe a faster setting resin would work better 
Any way will keep you all posted of progress 

Steve
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Hi Tel ,Escort 53 mm across the rear arches .Do you want one or two ?
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