It looks the part but is not perfect. There is some distortion evident that may not be noticed by onlookers, including a bit of droop in parts of the handrails.
My verdict on Anycubic Water Washable ABS Like 3.0 Resin is that it is a bit of a stretch to liken it to ABS plastic. Real ABS is much tougher. This resin will take gentle knocks due it its mild pliability but will not withstand a severe knock.
I heard somewhere that whatever the brand of resin it is all made in the same factory or two in China. I tend to believe this because of similarities between resin performance in use. Take the Nova3D Water Washable Mecha Resin which is extremely pliable yet unstable in my model form. It seems whatever chemical is included in its formula that gives it immense pliability is diluted in the Anycubic resin thus giving some stability of form in my model.
My preference for water washable resin may be a limiting factor in performance. If my model deteriorates over time I'll not be making another.
Note: These resins may be highly suited to other model forms.
It was made using Anycubic Water Washable Resin +. The most brittle resin I have used to date. Surprisingly, some parts were salvageable including the cabin and these joined the newly printed parts made with the ABS like resin.
In a way it is just as well the accident occurred because the long chassis had developed a noticeable droop in the middle.
The opportunity was taken to revisit the design. Connecting the end decks were two parallel resin beams. I replaced these with rectangular brass tube for strength. The bogies, which were originally printed in PLA plastic on an FDM printer also broke (long story - don't ask). These were remade in resin after installing prototypical rivets in the design.
It was a delight to watch this unique train run around the layout.
END
To my experience with Nova3D Water Washable Mecha Resin.
No comments:
Post a Comment