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Miniatures Adventure => Post-Apocalyptic Tales => Topic started by: rwwin on August 27, 2013, 11:25:52 PM
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This is a cross post from the future wars forum, but not everyone checks both. I think these are great looking robots that fit a fallout style post-apocalyptic setting pretty well.
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=57514.0 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=57514.0)
(http://www.hirstarts.com/molds/pb328.jpg)
(http://www.hirstarts.com/molds/pb329.jpg)
(http://www.hirstarts.com/molds/pb330.jpg)
I've been casting Hirst Arts molds for a while and I'll repeat the same caveats I gave in the other thread:
- Your buying a silicone mold that you cast yourself, not finished parts.
- Casting with the intended medium (dental plaster) has a moderate learning curve, so the robots will take a little more sweat equity than buying figures straight from a shop.
- You can cast the parts in resin, but between mold release agent and the resin itself, the molds would start to break down after a while.
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These look great and the mould would be an investment just for all of the differnt parts you could cast.
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Hmm, a little "cartoony"... but what am I talking about, I paint little metal men for fun ;) It's a very clever concept and I see they've worked design miracles when it comes to using "one sided" castings here.
I could actually see these making a fun chess set, as long as you could remember what the pieces were supposed to be.
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I'm a big fan of Hirst molds but can't get excited about this one :/
There is hope that the next molds are modern floor tiles and accessories.
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I love these, but just don't have the energy to mess around with casting.
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What board game am I thinking of...? 'Robo Rally'?
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The individual bits aren't too bad, but it's got a very.. Disney feel to it all.