Hello guys and hello there, Silicone.
THE (summed-up) ADVENTURE:
After searching a couple of shops in Kathmandu, I narrowed my search down to ones that dealt in paint, hardware, etc. like stuff. I also found a tube of silicone in one of them and that was exactly what I needed to mould a couple of tracks for Nano Rover in his new MB-3434 look.
Any silicone pack should do. This one I have is named "Resibond" and it's from an Indian Company.
FIRST OUTINGS WITH SILICONE:
Well, I didn't manage to squeeze it out of the tube as the silicone seemed too thick to be able to come out of the nozzle. I might have unfortunately laid my hands on an outdated pack. So, I used the "toothpick-trick" to apply the silicone manually on Lumi's 3D-printed "track-maker".
It looked better than I had initially thought. It was time to let it cure. The best time is around 24 hours, but I couldn't wait any longer than 12 hours to start peeling the track off.
THE RESULTS:
It turned out well. And the first track, although not having the smoothest of edges, came out unbroken and with a pretty much even circumference. One more track, and they'll be ready to pop onto Nano Rover.It's entirely an MB-3434 model, so I am just following Lumi's footsteps.
