Resin Water Scale Model Failure - 1/700th 688(i) ICEX Diorama

[@unheilbargut]

Look at the bright side and see the possibilities. Into the holes you could stick some LEDs and then call this an art installation that was inspired by Dali and his melting time. 🤔🤷 and thank you for the reminder why I got several pieces here that rest well at the stage where I was supposed to pour resin over it and didn‘t have the guts to go through with this plan. 🙈🙈🙈

[@throughasmallerlens]

It's definitely abstract in its final form haha! My advice to you would be to do it in many layers, and if you're going to tint the resin, make sure you're calculated in your mixture of resin and paint so the color is the same at each layer - that's how I'll be doing it when I reattempt this.

[@Blitz9H]

Hunt for Red Oktober! Dramatic scene. Thanks for sharing this though. We can all learn.

[@craigmurrayauthor]

well done laddie, no one learns from anything that went perfectly

[@_Mav]

Just as important to show what not to do 👌

[@throughasmallerlens]

Agreed! Hopefully someone won't make the same mistake now

[@feynthefallen]

Lesson one you have to learn when working with resin: Resin setting is an exothermic reaction. Your datasheet is your best friend - you may need to learn some calorimetic math to understand the numbers.

[@throughasmallerlens]

Unfortunately there isn't a data sheet like that available for the resin I used. I've had no issues doing large pours with Smooth-On resins in the past, especially their fast setting stuff which gets very hot even when thin. Now only if they made an endothermic resin! haha

[@feynthefallen]

@@throughasmallerlens There should be data sheets available for any resin system you can buy. Sometimes you need to twist the manufacturer's arm a bit, but afaik they are required to have some.

[@RancidCat]

My dude. You struck gold and you don't seem to realize it. It went from a fairly standard "ship in resin" build to something extremely dramatic and interesting, if maybe a a tad on the unrealistic side. Bob Ross would be proud of your mistake turned into a happy accident. I'd say push your contrast with the painting and redo this as if it was your intention when you feel the time is ripe.

[@throughasmallerlens]

Almost like a dolphin jumping out of the ocean, I like the idea!

[@tony_bird]

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