I'm working on a dio for 1/35 PT Boat and I need some extra 40mm ammo cans for the Bofors. I bought the Azimut 40mm accessory set but it only had 2 US Style cans in it. I need about 10 more. Does anyone know of a manufacturuer that produces just the cans?

If I can't find 'em, I'll have to try my hand at casting.

Steve

Hi Steve

I should recommend resin casting
Skipper

Yup, I'm afraid I"m going to have to go that route.

Steve

Ahoy, Steve!

I too would try a bit of hand casting, and if you haven't seen it, over at Modelgeek, Scott Lodder has a great SBS for easy casting of small parts.........

Small Parts Casting

And over at Aeroscale, Mark Buchler has another method as well........

HERE!

Mark,

Thanks for the heads up on those articles. I think I'm going to try my hand at this.

Steve

Go for it Steve!

This is my first ever attempt at resin casting from a Master I built myself (the box). The master didn't really survive but... Who cares, the mold did.


And with a bit too much primer on...



It's time consuming but not really hard to do.

Actually, it doesn't take long to do, about 30 minutes from start to finish. What is time consuming is the curing time. About 24 hours... If you get the mix right.

These?
http://www.scalelink.co.uk/acatalog/Vehicles___Scale_1_35.html

Nope, those are the Commonwealth type of ammo can