Ok, so I have a Hans Otto that I'm making new scales for, because of the dreaded celluloid rot in the originals. I searched high and low for maybe some acrylics in the right color, but found nothing. Besides, acrylic transparents always look kinda cheap in my opinion. So I decided I might buy the materials to mix some polyester resin, since I can add my own coloring to it and get it a near perfect match to the celluloid original scales.
Has anyone ever used polyester resin before? I think it will work nicely, but I don't know if I can reapply the inlays with acetone like you can with acrylic or celluloid. I'd imagine you can, but don't know for sure. Secondly, if I go this route, any ideas as to how I could make the resin more translucent than transparent? That's the main thing about the celluloid I like.
Lastly, the plan to make the shape is to remove the original scales and place them flat side down in a pan and pour wax over the tops of them to create a mold, then take them out and fill the cavities with resin. However, I'm just shooting from the hip here... I don't know if there'd be an easier way to do the whole thing.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.