Resurrected Airfix figures in resin

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My sister got this old stash of 1/72 scale Airfix figures she's pretty sentimental about, but they're, well, soft and a bit floppy, as you'd expect.

Has anyone here ever tried to replicate those soft plastic figures in resin?
how did you even go about doing it? Did you make a simple push mold, or did you have to get fancy with multi part molds?

also how did the details turn out? Did you run into any weird issues with the resin curing against the soft plastic?
my sis wants to replicate it, and really curious about the process. I wonder if it's even worth trying

Any insights or tips would be awesome!

 

[Captain Teemo]

I've done a few like that using silicone molds and a pressure pot, and the details actually came out better than I expected. Just make sure the original figures are sealed first. Not recommending raw soft plastic since they kinda mess with the cure.

 

[NoSnow34]

Got to do some resin casting for some old 1/72 minis myself. I started with basic push molds using silicone putty, but for better detail, I found that a two-part mold worked way better. I did run into some curing issues when casting directly off soft plastic, so I recommend making a mold from a master copy instead of the original figure.

 

[Riley2004]

Got to do some resin casting for some old 1/72 minis myself. I started with basic push molds using silicone putty, but for better detail, I found that a two-part mold worked way better. I did run into some curing issues when casting directly off soft plastic, so I recommend making a mold from a master copy instead of the original figure.

You can replicate soft 1/72 Airfix figures in resin using a silicone push mold or 2-part mold for tricky details. Make sure to use mold release on the originals, since soft plastic can stick or warp . Detail usually comes out well, but tiny parts can be tricky, so test one figure first before doing the whole stash.