A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away I tried using a clear casting resin to fill primary hull window ports I cut in an original AMT Enterprise kit.
The resin worked, but the resin took a very, very, very, very long time to loose it’s tacky feel before I could continue work on the hull.
Though I don’t off-hand recall the brand name of the resin I used decades ago but I believe I saw it on the shelves of Michaels during my last visit.
I notice Smooth-On offers it’s own brand called : Crystal Clear® Series - Optically Clear Liquid Plastic.
I have replacement panel sections for an old Star Wars Star Destroyer I would like to cast in clear in case I should decide to light the kit for display.
Does anyone have recommendations about a clear casting resin for this application ?
Sprue- Asking about casting on here is a no-go,very few will answer. I would recommend Woodland Scenics Realistic Water. I asked at the lhs train guys about the best water effect,they all pointed immediatly to this product.No mixing ,temp rise ,just pour and go. I used a clear resin mix on my bobber wip to get some wieght in the engine .tranny and primary,almost lost it when the parts started swelling!
smooth-on stuff is best, but very toxic. ALumilite casting plastics cure very fast, and there’s a high chance of bubbles. But it is the best alternative to Smooth-on.
It will be a long process of casting opaque resin copies of a small number of parts and assembling into a final form for casting in clear resin.
Sure am glad I waited to build this project.
In the 1980s the only efficient lighting option was fluorescent inside or a high intensity source with fiber optics… …now we have many choices in LEDs ! [:D]
One remark, if a resin cast has that sticky feel to it, soetimes it helps to wash it with oil paint solvent, chack first that it doesn’t damage the plastic in case of filled windows. Hope it helps, have a nice day