ORIGINAL: BobH
Les, lol you are da man! Exactly right too
. I just about have them finished being primed, so next step is the burnt copper color. Man it's one detail after another [X(]!
As for copper, Alumilite has a copper powdre that you brush the surface of the mold with prior to pouring in the resin.
Here are some pics of a set of landing gear that are almost entirely resin cast. The resin cast parts are added to the stock landing gear.
Molding is fun, but very expensive on a project that ends up comprising 30 to 40 individual molds. Beats scratching 8 parts individually though.