Aoshima Brembo disk brakes...anyone cast these in resin???

[Okiemodelbuilder]

I just got a set of Aoshima rims and tires from the "Low Down" series. They have a nice set of Brembo's with drilled and slotted rotors.

Does anyone make these in resin? I would love to get some more of these?

Thanks,
Marc

[malsheem]

Why not try casting them yourself? Since they have a flat back, only a one piece mold is required, and they're small, so you don't need to get lots of mold material or resin. There's a tutorial in the How-to section. Dag65 replicas some Fujimi brakes in it.

[MPWR]

Be aware that international copyright laws allow you to make as many copies of a part for yourself, but prohibits distributing copies you've made of someone else's part to other people.

Casting your own is a good option- however I would warn that drilled rotors in particular are difficult to copy, because air bubbles like to adhere to the drilled holes when making the mold. This can be mitigated with a vacuuum pump for creating the mold, and a pressure pot for the casting, but these techniques are beyond the means of most individuals.

[spidereddie]

Originally Posted by MPWR

... This can be mitigated ...

wow, mitigated I love the way that word just roles off my tongue when I say...I love that word. = )


b.t.w. how does that law apply when making copies and giving them away to other people (i.e. not for profit)

[MPWR]

Originally Posted by spidereddie

wow, mitigated I love the way that word just roles off my tongue when I say...I love that word. = )


b.t.w. how does that law apply when making copies and giving them away to other people (i.e. not for profit)

Cheers! (Ok, I gues maybe I'd had a couple last night. I see also spelled vacuum with three 'u's.)

Anyways, to put it simply, if you're casting copies of a master you made, you're obviously free to distribute them however you'd like. If you're making copies of a master part someone else made, you may not distibute them to anyone, whether for profit or not. However, if you make significant modifications to the original kit part, then you can consider it your own master and make copies for other people- say if I liked the calipers, but I didn't want the drilled rotors, I could turn my own rotor on my lathe, and cut off the calipers from the kit part rotor, attach the calipers to my new rotor, and do as I choose with copies of this new master.

Just remember that companies like Tamiya have legal departments with much more experience arguing cases like these than you have- but many aftermarket resin makers will still use Tamiya kit parts as a base when mastering a new upgrade part for a Tamiya kit, with no trouble.