As in they melt it in an open container in an oven?!
Yikes.
How the hell do they prevent sink-marks and control shrinkage without a multi-stage pack-and-hold injection pressure profile control? How do they control the final sizing without a close-loop cooling system?
No, really. I find this quite intresting.
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The resins that most GK manufacturers I know of use are a two part resin. As to your other questions, I have no clue how to deal w/them, having never worked w/resin before myself. I have the intention to one day do so, as I've built a few pieces/parts that I'd rather not have to take the time to scratchbuild, but just never get around to it. I had one of the ACE Resin kits at one point, but we seem to have lost it during the move from New Mexico to Arkansas two years ago....
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quote: I've had a nicely painted ERTL model of the Enterprise-E that I made about six or seven years ago.
Have I missed some time? The Ent-E has only been around for a little less than five years, the model for even fewer than that.
The last time I checked, "Star Trek: First Contact" premiered in November of 1996. That's about seven years ago.
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And the more I think about it, the more I believe that the model kit came out about a year after the movie, which would put it at 1997. I'm pretty certain the kit didn't come out at the same time as the movie, but might be wrong.
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