1/700 Motor Vessel Steyning (sort of!)

[Rhino]

I think the Foc'sle (Forcastle. The front part of the ship) is busy enough in this scale. An anchor winch should install just at the ends of the chains. It occurs to me that a DKM Type VIIc U-Boat (U-21) like in the movie scene should be included in this kit.
The hull mold box is generous enough to accomodate the dinky waterline scale Untersee Boat. Dommit Stephen! You're still doing this to me!!

 

[moon puppy]

Well, not sure how but

 

[Rhino]

Given the generous size of the 9th and final mold box, I decided to add eine kleine Notsi-boat. Hasegawa's 1/700 Type VIIc from their old school dual kit. If a Guy is going to build one dinky U-Boat, he'd just as well build them both, right? The rail-drilling idea didn't work so well on styrene plastic rails. I'll replace the railings on the type IX U-Boat with P/E parts.

Given the bubble-trubble I've experienced of late with Mold Max 10, The idea is to mix all of a fresh 2 pound RTV kit after a thorough mixing of parts A and B and pour all the molds and throw away all of what is left over.
This goes against every "Waste not, want not" instinct, but I'm damned if I'll take any chances on ANY new mold after 4 failures in a row, using opened RTV containers.
There might be one more mold to prep........
or two.......
Mebbe.

This is KILLIN' me! I so love to enthusiastically pour the RTV in smaller quantities, a few molds at a time and cast them to admire my handiwork in cool, gray LPP castings! Then, the build of each project for instructions, in a logical. linear fashion.
MUTHERPUSSBUKKIT!

 

[Rhino]

"Hey Devin,
I've prepared a slew of small molds to pour Mold Max 10 into. I have a trial kit that is unopened. Per your expert advice, I plan to mix Part A in the container, mix the catalyst in its little jug and then mix all of Part A and B in Part A's plastic jar, and pour all the RTV I need into my small molds. Then discard the rest.

Have a look at these date codes please? See if you think these will make the quality Mold max 10 molds I am accustomed to, or do you advise ordering a fresher Mold Max 10 Trial kit? May of 2025 Base and November of 2025 Catalyst, correct?

I put an awful lot of time and effort into these detailed, dinky model Masters and after 4 utter failures in a row, I'm feeling a little less than optimistic.

Your thoughts, oh wise and powerful Stein?"

My email to Reynold's Materials tech line expert.

I swear on my Mother's grave, if this product bubbles and ruins all these Masters, Smooth On and I ARE FINISHED!!
An invoice reflecting all my anguish, time and materials will be sent.

My buddy Frank has been using BBDINO 30A RTV to make 2-part molds of H/O scale slot car bodies. See here his first efforts at molding and casting. It's a Chinese made product, but his results are astoundingly successful, for his first go.
He's made 80 H/O scale vintage NASCAR racers so far. He uses no pressure pot at all.
Maybe I'm working too hard?