Table Lighter/Maxwell

[Moyboy]

Most homemade ones go a yellowy tinge in the plastic resin. Transpalites were made with extreme heat and pressure but they come out cloudy on the outside and considerable buffing is then required to get that nice clear glassy finish - not easy to do at home.

[GHOSTHUNTER]

I can confirm the home kits were a cold cure method, my Cousin had one of these kits in the Seventies and a hole raft of items were treated to some dunking in Luctite type resin, but none of us at that time subjected a model car to this treatment, wish we had now, cos I could have sold it to Bob...

GHOSTHUNTER.

[YYS4BOB]

Oohhh no you couldn't!

[Idris]

Most homemade ones go a yellowy tinge in the plastic resin.

One of the many factories I've worked in, made polystyrene and, through that, I know that polystyrene (as used for e.g. CD cases) also has a yellow tinge. This is countered by adding a hint of blue dye right at the end of production and, amazingly enough, the result is what, to the human eye, is a colourless product. Could something similar be the secret of Transpalite?

[motorman]

Oohhh no you couldn't!

Its behind you

[GHOSTHUNTER]

Oohhh no you couldn't!

Oh yes I can...

[YYS4BOB]

That's the panto over then, back to the serious stuff