Help with Weeping Resin

[a27cromwell 3218xp 0]

I have a resin ,Warlord Elephant tank destroyer which is giving me grief . For some reason it’s weeping liquid in a couple of places damaging the paint .  When I got it, I washed it in dish soap , air dried it overnight and then washed it again the next day . A week later it got 2 coats Vallejo primer , then painted with Vallejo a few days later . Bits and pieces added , decals then an Army Painter wash . I came home from a weekend away ( kits been finished week or so ) , the metal gun barrel had fallen off with the plastic pin I used to mount it melted in half . There is a sticky sludge on the mount similar in color to bacon grease ( yuck ) , but only in 2 places , the gun mount and antenna mount , both places I drilled holes to mount the parts . Any ideas on what I can clean / coat the affected areas with to try to save it . Or do I remove all metal and plastic parts I added and totally strip it down and try another method to clean it ? Thanks

[solar 2845xp 0]

This is a common issue with 3d printing. Usually the solution is something along the lines of drilling holes into the model to let the resin leak out bearing in mind how toxic and damaging it is. Inserting an led inside the model to cure the resin (if its uv resin) or just chucking the model away. Iv done a lot of resin casting myself and with non uv resin if it has not been cured properly then unfortunately the model is essentially unfixable. On a positive side Warlord will likely replace your model as selling uncared resin is a big quality issue

[bloodmoonorc]

But is it 3D printed? By all accounts this should be a traditional moulded resin model with metal parts. So if it’s weeping resin that implies an issue with the resin mix they poured into the mould. I’d suggest contacting Warlord as their customer service (in my experience) is great.

• This reply was modified 7 months, 1 week ago by bloodmoonorc.
• This reply was modified 7 months, 1 week ago by bloodmoonorc.

[blinky465 17208xp 0]

It sounds very much like you’ve a resin model with uncured resin inside.
Whether it’s 3d printed or not, that’s almost always the root cause of weeping models. And if it’s uncured resin trapped inside, no amount of washing, priming, painting etc. will fix it, sorry.
That it’s weeping from points where you drilled it also suggests it’s something leaking out from inside the body of  the resin part(s).

But it’s also possible that if the only affected part is where you drilled and glued the barrel that your glue has reacted with the resin and caused it to break down? That your plastic pin melted suggests there’s some kind of chemical reaction going in here – either the leaking resin with the plastic, or possibly the glue with the resin, so I wouldn’t rule out your glue being the culprit here.

[a27cromwell 3218xp 0]

I’ve cleaned it all again , sealed it with a matt varnish , drilling out the holes a little  larger in diameter to coat the inside with varnish . I’m also replacing the pin in the gun and the antenna with brass pieces that just slide in , no glue needed . Hopefully that works , if not , it will get stripped of parts and trashed .

[grantinvanman 10136xp 0]

Uncured resin is solved by two steps: an acetone bath, and UV exposure. I had someone give me 3D printed models that were not cured, and these steps solved the problem in one day. Bath. Then put the model outside on a sunny day. Done!

[a27cromwell 3218xp 0]

Being a Warlord  Bolt Action piece , you would think there would be some time between casting ,packaging , shipping to Canada and me purchasing it , months ,maybe a year even . I think it’s just the luck of the draw , sometimes you get damaged product . Some like a plastic tank kit,  you can usually fix with bits from the parts box , plastic strip and glue .  Badly molded resin & pewter vehicles and figures , not so much . Although I have replaced pewter arms with plastic ones . Hopefully my latest solution fixes the problem .

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