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I think Amazon has some of the various colours of Elegoo resin in stock, just not the grey. Stuart

Nice, I love PM kits.

Much better, not sure who the one on the left is meant to be but the replacement is defo Harrison.

I've had some success straightening parts by clamping them flat to a piece of glass and exposing them to UV again. Maybe worth a try? Stuart.

Seconded. I can see it being very useful for you Roy. I think the market for garage scifi kits taking a hit, also the resin aftermarket companies. They need to roll with the times though and start producing CAD stuff for sale, it's already happening and will get bigger, with or without them. Stuart

The lower hull assembled much the same as the top hull so not much of interest. A test fit of the rear hull showed the fit was better than the top. It would still need some work though. The two halves of the hull were clamped together and glued, working from the aft to the forward, clamping and squeezing by hand as I went. I managed to close most of the gaps but a certain amount of filler will be required. Another mock up, Thanks for looking, Stuart

Great looking collection and i do have a soft spot for 43rd and Provence Moulage kits so always good to see more of these. Cheers, Stuart

A little more progress, The main parts are printed hollow so drain holes were necessary: Most would be hidden inside the model but a few were necessary in visable areas, the resin was again used to fill these, using surface tension and the UV lamp to good effect. Once sanded down the resin blends in well. The top hull sides were next and quickly attached: Despite the size and complexity of the assembly glueing with the resin makes it feel like a single part. The two halves of the top hull rear were next, A test fit with the rest of the hull shows that a great deal of sanding will be necessary, This was caused by the distortion mentioned earlier pulling the resin out of shape, fixable but avoidable during printing. I couldn't resist a mock up of the top hull. Until next time. Stuart.

It's certainly a very interesting new direction to our hobby, however it's worth considering that resin printers are quite messy though so need to be kept away from pets and children. I have neither so can do this without having to put everything away when I'm not home. Thanks Steve, patience is certainly a major requirement. However it's curious how much time I've spent looking through the window of the printer, watching another part emerge from the goo. A little update, I've started assembling the top hull, first up is the three parts of the cockpit. I'll be using the resin to glue it together and fill any gaps. Clamped together ready for some resin. The cured resin makes for a very strong bond. The two halves of the top hull centre were next, an F-clamp securely holds the two parts together and allows small adjustments to the position. I ran some resin along the joint on the back, Capillary action takes the resin across the whole joint, And about 30 seconds under a UV lamp forms a nice strong bond. Thanks for everyones interest. Stuart

Having bought an Anycubic Photon after Bootneck kindly pointed out they were on offer, I have been printing away for about 3 weeks. So now is the time to take the plunge and build someting that I've printed. I had been quietly watching StevenBills build of the Y-Wing using his Elegoo Mars and this got my interest up in building a Star Wars ship, the CG model was bought from CGTrader (same author as Steves Y-Wing) and away I went. A couple of weeks of printing got me here: Scalewise I thought I would revive the old 'Box scale' of the 50's, but this was going to be 'Printer scale' i.e. as big as the printer would handle. There were some issues along the way, mostly of my own doing, here is one of the main engines, correct on the left, failed print on the right: This was caused by the part next to it falling off the print bed, also the orientation of the part. Also I was getting a surface like cucumber skin: (Upper rear fuse parts) This was caused by orientation of the part on the print bed, the weight pulling the still soft resin out of shape. Most, if not all of the failures were caused by the orientation of the part on the printer bed, something I only realised part way through printing the kit so I've had to reprint a couple of parts and repair faults in others. Here is the difference that correct orientation makes, the two halves of the cockpit, correct orientation on the left, incorrect on the right. I've done some prep work on the resin (face mask firmly on ) sanding the flat surfaces to give better contact when assembling. The mating surfaces are not perfect, but better than most resin kits. As there are no instructions beyond an exploded view and some build photos I marked up some of the parts to avoid confusion. Thanks for looking in, Stuart

My neighbours cat Maddy hasn't quite got the hang of the internet: Either that or it's some feline dark web.

Not a silly question at all. Cgtrader is a website I buy higher quality files, thingiverse is free stuff. I can't say I've seen any bang seats though. Stuart

I'm just getting started with my Photon resin printer and looking at your game piece it may be more viable to print in resin, as 30 or so would take the same time as 1. The material costs are higher though. If you want to send me the stl file I can estimate the cost using Chitubox for as many as I can get on a print bed. Stuart

There is a nice cafe on the trading estate that's worth a visit. Also the Bristol Britannia is parked a bit further around. Cheers, Stuart

All good info, thanks Mike. I made a test print today: Well chuffed with the print quality and ease of use, however whilst tinkering with the slicer my 10 year old PCs graphics card overheated and shut down. Needed a new desktop PC anyway. Cheers, Stuart

My printer arrived this morning, from Germany, with another container of resin. It seems to be a slightly inefficient way of sending goods, but they get there. I've downloaded a figure of the Mandalorian from Thingiverse to try it out, looking forward to seeing the results. Cheers, Stuart

Curiously I've had the exact reverse, ordered printer and resin, the resin arrived yesterday from Dunstable but no printer yet. The place at Dunstable is a warehouse that ships goods from any number of Chinese companies so I'm unaware of what stock might be held there.

Thanks for the heads up Mike, I've been thinking of getting one of these since november last year. Back then they were a lot more expensive so I'm glad I waited. Cheers, Stuart

I think Hiro-San produces the kits he would like to have, not just the successful cars. Just got the Bentley speed 8 (Beautiful kit) the Sauber Mercedes isn't high on the list.

Count me in, I work for them indirectly so it would be rude not to. Cheers, Stuart

That looks really good, first class build of one of my favourite cars.

HLJ has these: https://www.hlj.com/1-24-scale-jaguar-xjr-8-sprint-type-decal-hsg35229 Hiroboy https://www.hiroboy.com/124_Jaguar_XJR8_Sprint_1987_Decals_for_Hasegawa--product--15164.html Stuart

Nice work on the Jag Alan, one of my favourite cars. I think these are a XJR-9, perhaps they will help even at this late stage. Cheers, Stuart

Todays shopping visit included a very original Plymouth Valiant Scamp. Nice!

These perhaps: https://www.renaissance-models.com/ter/index.php/autos-toutes-echelles/echelle-1-24/transkits/produits/2843-subaru-impreza-555-gra-catalunya-rac-1995-reedition