In the course of building my Leopard 2A6m (CAN) i'm seriously considering making the slat armour brackets from resin.

Now i have never done any resin casting , but i figure if a make a decent master of the different brackets, i could probably make the molds and pour the resin.

I have been surfing the net in search of supplies, which differ greatly from supplier to supplier. I was wondering if anyone here could give me some insight on what to use and where to purchase. I'm in the Ottawa valley and would like to buy semi-locally. If required i will order supplies online, no problem.

Thanks in advance

cheers

Do you have Hobby Lobbys there? Alumilite has a kit with resin and RTV rubber mold making material, sold by them. You can also call Alumilite directly. I've dealt with them often and the service is great.
Alternately, depending on the shape of your part, you can use modeling clay and make a quickie mold. It's a lot quicker and easier.

what does the slat armour bracket look like?

IMHO... Smooth On Resin & RTV is the way to go.. I find it Superior to Alumilite.

http://www.smooth-on.com

Rick
I have sourced Alumilite from Hobby House in Ottawa, they handle the line.
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I have used Alumilite but I'm going to try Smooth On like Matt because of it's slower set up time. There are many articles on the Model Geeks section of Armorama as well.
Good luck
Bill
PS I agree with 18Bravo but when you buy your modeling clay from say a Michaels be sure that it contains no sulfur as it reacts adversely with the Alumilite.

Just some more Info... the "standard Alumilite" has a 3 min Pot life..... Not alot of time to pour (complicated molds) it also seems thicker than the Smooth on.

Smooth on has Quite a few formulas I Like the Smooth Cast 321 it has a 7-9 min Pot life and a 30 min Demold time. and is fairly thin, letting it flow nice.

I bought the "Complete Starter Set" #82698 from Micro-Mark www.micromark.com and I was very pleased with what you get. It includes everything you need to delve into your first resin casting.