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It's one of those items that will need to be investigated. The
cost of the program to make the drawings is $495, around the
price of an AB engine set with DCC and sound. The question is
will I use it enough on other projects to make it worthwhile? I
suspect that once I have it I will wonder how I ever got along
without it. However I haven’t been able to cross that mental
hurdle yet.
5. I need to look into the cost of a small vacuum machine for
casting in the future. While the smooth cast product I used said
that it does not have air bubbles, they are an issue. A vacuum
system is one way to eliminate them.
With all of that being said, I am interested in hearing about the
experiences that others have had. Or am I the only one crazy
enough to attempt something like this? I hope that the last bit
of musings will help others avoid some of the pit falls that I ran
into, and encourage others to take on the adventure.
I think the most important lesson to be taken away from this is
that things don’t always work as planned or as we thought that
they would. Just because the goal desired was not achieved,
does not mean it wasn’t worth the effort.
At the very least I learned new skills. I learned areas I need to
improve on, and more importantly I thought outside of the box
(for me) when it comes to modeling. If you never try something
new and above your current comfort zone, you will never grow
in your modeling skills.
