--Originally Posted 10/11/11--

Here are some cool epoxy-resin castings, created over the last several weeks:


These, of course, my first developmental castings of the S-37 sail - typical of the S-18 class (S-18 through -42), from the late '20s/'30s up through early WWII.


Click on Image to EnlargeMost flaws were around the base - the mold can and will be done better, for the final master.


Click on Image to EnlargeWhich will be a refinement/completion of whichever of these beauties I decide is the very best. (Or whichever remains the best, after the inevitable re-do's and screw-ups! )


Click on Image to EnlargePerhaps more than any other castings I've done so far, these really catch the light - I just love 'em - and note the interior hollows - particularly the one aft, which provides an opening under the crew access hatch (not yet present) which will be molded in the open position there.

I am also considering just how feasible it might be to mold the entire hull (when ready) - or at least, the above-waterline portion...

Cheers,

-Matty