PAYEN-SAUVAGE SP.240 Unicraft 1/72

[NARSES2]

I'm really looking forward to this, I just love these French 1930's designs and of course the Soviet's looked at Payen type designs. It must be something in the water 

[Brian da Basher]

My what lovely spats!!!

Brian da Basher

[PR19_Kit]

My what lovely spats!!!

Brian da Basher

I wondered how long that would take............ 

[CAO 700]

The two parts of the engine mold:

[sequoiaranger]

How appropriate that the early equivalent of a "lifting body"-type aircraft actually is intended to "lift bodies"!!

Re: Unicraft molds. Seems one could carve the shape out of Swiss Cheese and have a better mold (certainly it would GROW better mold!!) than Unicraft's.  I laud the effort, though.

Maybe the aircraft could be a M*A*S*H STOL battlefield ambulance! Make it white and put a big red cross on the side!

[CAO 700]

The mold is ready:

[CAO 700]

The 2 mold halves full with dissolved plastic (with cellulosic thinner, very good for health )

[CAO 700]

The mold is open. I think it's possible to do better!

[sotoolslinger]

Whoops.  Coat the next mold with Future, white glue, etc as a release agent. Use the same putty as you used for the mold for the cast.

[CAO 700]

I will try again with a silicon mold and resin.

[Tophe]

This is truly hard work... With such difficulty, you will deserve a gold medal at least if you succeed...

[CAO 700]

I have found silicone and resin to cast a new engine:

[PR19_Kit]

Yes, that Siligum stuff works very well, our local art shop stocks it, and I've made quite a few moulds to replace missing and short moulded parts in the last few months. Well recommended.

[CAO 700]

I've made 2 molds, 1 for the Salmson 9Nd and 1 for the Gnôme-Rhône 9Akx (I need 2 engines of this type for my next project).

[frank2056]

CAO, Silicone is the way to go for a mold. What did you use for the original mold?