1:1 FG42 type 1 Resin Dummy Armament
Here is the plan, the resin reinforced fiber will cast into two side mold. The outer side using silicon rubber mold for best detail and the other side using wood mold layered with release wax. Hoping the result would like to our previous experience in British helmet casting.
The bipod status until 10 August 2011
20 Sep 2011 Mold making
23 Sep 2011 Casting first trial.
10 December 2011 Correcting trapped bubble using a few drops of resin.
15 january 2012 Bipod finished in black