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Encased in carbonite!
Jason_WI Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:47 pm
Picked this up today. Not too bad of a price. Was there one company doing these as I have seen them before on eBay.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1920243
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1920243
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Re: Encased in carbonite!
Cribbs74 Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:22 pm
You need to affix a little hammer to it along with a sign that reads "Break in case of emergency"
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cribbs74 wrote:You need to affix a little hammer to it along with a sign that reads "Break in case of emergency"
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THAT is a great idea!
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Re: Encased in carbonite!
WingingIt74 Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:33 am
Too bad you can't get it out... the NV is crooked 
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pkrankow Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:19 am
Piston is at TDC, good chance it survived the freezing process.
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nitroairplane Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:18 pm
Set it free Jason!
Engines looks just as good in air as they do in a block of plastic.
Engines looks just as good in air as they do in a block of plastic.
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WingingIt74 Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:25 pm
There is too much risk to ruining it, he'll have to keep it as is.
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Propaplace Thu Jun 27, 2013 12:30 pm
Man! Bet you gonna' catch heck trying ta' hand crank this one!! L.O.L.!!
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dckrsn Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:40 pm
These things have always kinda creeped me out.
Don't ever wanna see a Venom like that.
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Don't ever wanna see a Venom like that.
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sdjjadk Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:27 pm
That's neat. But why would someone do that to what looks like a perfectly good Tee Dee?
And I second the "Break In Case Of Emergency" sign.
And I second the "Break In Case Of Emergency" sign.
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sdjjadk Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:31 pm
Hopefully the crank port wasn't open when they poured the resin.pkrankow wrote:Piston is at TDC, good chance it survived the freezing process.
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Re: Encased in carbonite!
Jason_WI Thu Jun 27, 2013 8:06 pm
It will not be removed. Will make a good conversation piece. I bet one could remove it if needed without destroying it. The carb body might be the only casualty.
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Cribbs74 Thu Jun 27, 2013 9:45 pm
nitroairplane wrote:Set it free Jason!
Engines looks just as good in air as they do in a block of plastic.
I agree, in fact they look better! Plus you can put the spinner on it.
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Re: Encased in carbonite!
SuperDave Fri Jun 28, 2013 4:43 pm
Claim the engine shown is encased in Krytonite from Superman's home planet and watch the value soar on Flea-bay. SD
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Jason_WI Tue Jul 09, 2013 9:45 pm
The more I look at this the more I want to set it free and run it. The pour job was poorly done and the cube is more like a parallelgram. The NV is crooked which looks bad anyway.
I have looked and liquid nitrogen can freeze, hit it with a hammer and it will break open. Acetone will also dissolve the lucite.
Any suggestions?
I have looked and liquid nitrogen can freeze, hit it with a hammer and it will break open. Acetone will also dissolve the lucite.
Any suggestions?
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Mark Boesen Tue Jul 09, 2013 10:59 pm
I can't remember/don't know what type of resin that is, likely a polyester?
I do remember DIY hobby kits you could buy to do this with that were popular in the 70's, likely what this is...some kid probably did it over Christmas vacation.
I'd saw off as much excess as you could and plunk it in a jar of Acetone and let it set for several days, done!
I do remember DIY hobby kits you could buy to do this with that were popular in the 70's, likely what this is...some kid probably did it over Christmas vacation.
I'd saw off as much excess as you could and plunk it in a jar of Acetone and let it set for several days, done!
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RknRusty Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:16 am
+1 on that. That'll clean it inside and out. Even if you bust it out, it'll probably still need an acetone soak.Mark Boesen wrote:...I'd saw off as much excess as you could and plunk it in a jar of Acetone and let it set for several days, done!
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pkrankow Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:54 am
Definitely saw it first, this will save acetone. Be careful, the refraction is going to mess you up while cutting, so take it slow.
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WingingIt74 Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:03 am
Places that do that kind of encasement may also be able to set it free (to a degree...)
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Jason_WI Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:10 pm
Slowly melting it away. Might need more acetone. Should be done in a few days. Then fire it up. What a gooey mess.
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Cribbs74 Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:22 am
It only took the princess just a few seconds to remove the carbonite from Han Solo... 
Looking forward to seeing it run, I wonder how far into the case that stuff seeped in to.
Looking forward to seeing it run, I wonder how far into the case that stuff seeped in to.
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Jason_WI Wed Jul 17, 2013 12:48 am
Probably seeped into the crankcase. It will take some time to get it all cleaned out. Acetone is some nasty stuff.
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dinsdale Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:50 am
Acetone won't have any ill effect at all on the metal. It'll probably eat any plastic bits though, and might effect any "O" rings.
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WingingIt74 Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:54 am
If you get a 5 gallon bucket and a chemical pump, flowing acetone will probably eat it away quicker. Magnetic mixer would work too.
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