Nuisance on the bench

[akaryu]

After more than fifty years of painting figures, one can still get some uncalled for surprises as I discovered this week.

Having spent some very pleasant hours painting Talant's samurai archer, correcting the minor 'faults' Felix pointed out, yesterday I turned my attention to painting patterns on the horse's saddle, only to discover a fissure between the saddle and the right hindquarter. No big deal, I thought, grabbing the Magic Sculpt to tackle the problem. But in the meantime the fissure started to ooze some gooey liquid! Carefully poking the fissure, I discovered the whole hindquarter was filled with what looks like uncured/badly cured resin weakening the whole right hind leg!
As that leg is one of the two supporting the whole figure, I decided to abandon the project, leaving me with a suitable Oakwood base with the groundwork completed and a half completed samurai orphan.

An otherwise excellent sculpt ends in the dust bin because of some production fault, but a self-dissolving figure has no place in my cabinet!



Cheers,
Pierre

 

[Tecumsea]

Have you contacted Talant about the problem?

 

[akaryu]

Have you contacted Talant about the problem?

No, not yet, still thinking about how to formulate my message.

 

[Banjer]

I have just completed the 90mm version of this and it was perfect. Talant will send a replacement,I am sure. Unfortunately long shipping time.
Lovely figure I scratch built new bow and arrows the only poor parts.

Bill

 

[Tecumsea]

I had the same happen to me with a semper fidelis kit that l binned due to uncured resin. I had the kit for a while during which time they sold the business. I didn't think it fair for the supplier to take a hit so I just put it down to experience. As Talant is still in business l would raise the issue as it will be a learning curve for him as well, certainly not something that happens deliberately.

Keith

 

[akaryu]

Thanks for all your reactions.

Positive communication with Talant is in full swing, so the project will continue in the near future!

Pierre

 

[Tecumsea]

Great news Pierre

 

[Banjer]

Talant's is great to communicate with, always positive and fast to respond.

Bill

 

[Merryweather]

For future reference everyone, this resin is cured by uv light,so you could shine a little UV torch into the cavity for about 10 minutes, should do the trick

 

[Tecumsea]

Interesting to note-thanks for the info,

Keith

 

[Alex]

Was this the 90 mm version of the kit or the 120 mm one ?
I'm doing the 90mm one at the moment and it was produced by casting while the 120mm was 3d printed.
I have inserted a steel pin in the supporting leg which goes all the way inside the body of the horse and I have replaced the original bow and arrow with a copper one.

 

[Nap]

Thanks for all your reactions.

Positive communication with Talant is in full swing, so the project will continue in the near future!

Pierre

Not good to discover but great to hear Talant are sorting it , look forward to seeing the project continue

Meanwhile ......get those busts in the background going ...lol

Have fun

Nap

 

[akaryu]

For future reference everyone, this resin is cured by uv light,so you could shine a little UV torch into the cavity for about 10 minutes, should do the trick

Thanks for the interesting info.

Was this the 90 mm version of the kit or the 120 mm one ?
I'm doing the 90mm one at the moment and it was produced by casting while the 120mm was 3d printed.
I have inserted a steel pin in the supporting leg which goes all the way inside the body of the horse and I have replaced the original bow and arrow with a copper one.

Mine is the 90mm version too. Looking forward to seeing yours painted.

Pierre

 

[MalcC]

That's the first time I've heard of an issue like this.
Pleased to here its being sorted.

Malc

 

[Alex]

Yes me too. Casting resin is cured by a chemical reaction.. Do you have pictures of the problem ? I'm very curious to see how could this happened

 

[akaryu]

Yes me too. Casting resin is cured by a chemical reaction.. Do you have pictures of the problem ? I'm very curious to see how could this happened

Just a photo of the inside of the hind quarter after probing for the source of the goo, difficult to see but the interior of the buttock was filled with this gooey liquid. I have no idea as to the cause , having assembled the horse the same way as always.

Pierre

 

[Merryweather]

It's caused because it's inside and hard for the UV final cure stage to reach

 

[Eboracum]

Having just read this, I had better check mine as well

 

[Alex]

It's caused because it's inside and hard for the UV final cure stage to reach

Yes, this would be true if it was a 3D print but I'm not sure that this is a print. My own 90mm version was cast and not printed.
Do you know Pierre if yours is printed or cast ?

 

[akaryu]

Looks cast to me, but only Talant can say for sure.