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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: wargamer1972 on 10 February 2013, 12:56:00 AM
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I cast these goblins last summer and painted them up last week. I like how they turned out. I am considering basing them on US pennies.
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-RLiaSXsQQY0/URbnBtR3CZI/AAAAAAAACnc/ih_nw85XOIU/s800/IMG_2003a.jpg)
(https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-9RmCNrBj6xc/URbnCJf_agI/AAAAAAAACnc/viEny3jvj6c/s800/IMG_2006.JPG)
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As Scurv already mentioned, these guys look like old sculpts (old school sculpts!) which I like a lot :-*. Great paint job, these guys are awesome.
Cheers
Damien
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Oh these are old sculpts indeed. I remember casting these like 30 years ago in my garage way back when i was a kid. Using lead from all sorts of sources for my molds. I had a ton of these already done up.
I also had other molds as well. I think skeletons and there was one other mold i had. I would have to go look at the PA site to know which.
Ah, the good old funbuthighlydangerouscauseofthemoltenleadinmygarage days. :-)
Grimm
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Oh these are old sculpts indeed. I remember casting these like 30 years ago in my garage way back when i was a kid. Using lead from all sorts of sources for my molds. I had a ton of these already done up.
I also had other molds as well. I think skeletons and there was one other mold i had. I would have to go look at the PA site to know which.
Ah, the good old funbuthighlydangerouscauseofthemoltenleadinmygarage days. :-)
Grimm
Same here, this is how I began with miniatures.
Talcolm powder in the mould, melting the metal bars, pouring it in , tapping the air out, waiting a few minutes and then seeing what you have. If it doesn't come out right remenlt it and do it again.
I remember the minis being very basic in detail, but it was a lot of fun.
dodge
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I did these too... as my dad had an auto repair shop at the time I used the expensive Prince August bars mixed up with tire weights. Yay, health hazard! o_o
Even if you used only the fine metal purchased in the hobby shop, the models would come out a little soft in the detail. I was about 10 years at the time though, I'm sure an adult would get better results by controlling the heat of the molten lead. Also, the models are a tad small. 25mm, not heroic at all.
Scurv: The process is simple. Powder the split mold with talcum powder, clamp it together and pour in the molten metal. Move the mold about a bit and then wait for the metal to cool.
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Ah the memories :). A friend bought these molds from the UK back in the early 90's. Skellies, orcs and these. Nice pj. Like these vintage models.
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Those lead weights from tires would be what I would use to cast because they are everywhere here. I take it when melting and casting a gas mask is a good move? Not to mention standard stuff like leather gloves and saftey boots.
I did it on the hob in the kitchen, probably wearing nothing but my pyjamas.
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Lead fumes?
I was 10 at the time... =)
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I have one of the newer elf molds (28mm) and the detail is much better on them. For casting you get better results with high quality metal. I have made my own moulds for shields which work quite well.