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Post by BUCKY on Jan 15, 2020 23:12:03 GMT -6
Hi, guys! I recently read a topic on another forum about the body of a resin car model, built in 2004, started to shrink, and warp. It was a very well built award winning model, featured in magazines. Needless to say, the owner/builder is devastated about this event.
My question to you guys who build a lot resin models, and use resin parts along with styrene....have you had anything like this happen to any of your builds?
Thanks!
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Post by JCON on Jan 15, 2020 23:13:22 GMT -6
That would be devastating...
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Post by patrick on Jan 16, 2020 4:50:32 GMT -6
I've heard of model builders encountering this problem with older resin body builds ...
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Post by RLFoster on Jan 16, 2020 5:00:05 GMT -6
Bucky,
Yes, resin parts can and do warp, shrink, or in other ways degenerate over time -- get brittle, crack, etc. Generally speaking, the smaller the resin parts, the less likely they are to break down. Thinner resin parts and/or hollow parts are highly susceptible to these issues.
I have opened quite a few resin aftermarket sets for my armor kits where parts, particularly thin, flat parts were terribly warped simply from gravity. While I haven't had parts warp after putting them in a build, they have cracked and if I'm being honest with myself, I fully expect those parts to breakdown eventually. I've already seen metal parts rust and vinyl tracks snap after long periods of time...resin part warping could be next.
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Post by ARMORGUY on Jan 16, 2020 6:18:21 GMT -6
I stick to plastic as much as I can. Warped or shrunken models...what a nightmare.
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Post by Dukemaddog on Jan 16, 2020 13:29:23 GMT -6
I stick to plastic as much as I can. Warped or shrunken models...what a nightmare. Agreed! I've had a few issues mostly with vinyl tracks but never had much problem with resin.... then again, I haven't done much with resin as it is. |
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Post by WardWorks on Jan 16, 2020 14:30:24 GMT -6
Got plenty of 72nd aircraft, a couple of 72nd tanks and quite a few 700th ships in resin, built and unbuilt.
Never had that or any other problem with any of them, have had a few issues with my own resin castings (experimental only at present), leads me to think that there’s resin and then there’s resin.
Regards
OB 😉
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Post by BUCKY on Jan 16, 2020 19:46:44 GMT -6
Thanks for the input, chaps!
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