Resin Carriage Sides

Body sections for the 'replica of the replica' of carriage 24 have been cast with moderate success.This is the first time I've attempted to cast a large piece with quite so much detail as a traditional compartment carriage with matchboarding.The side your see here are the third and fourth attempts.One the first the mix was not quite right and it never quite hardened properly.The second was too brittle - which is an issue I've had with the brand of resin I've got in stock at the moment - and it snapped while being de-molded.On these there were a couple of small blemishes where air bubbles had become trapped and the detail was missing, but I've been able to patch it up by inserting some pieces of styrene strip.The flash filling the windows has been roughly cut out although some detailed work with a needle file will be needed still.Some small breaks occurred as I was removing the flash, but they were very clean and were easily bonded back together and the sides remain as strong as if…