GNW (Prince August)

[Bloggard]

don't they look fine. excelllent. 

[Golgotha]

See Luke from Geek Gaming Scenics melt down GW minis to cast some Prince August.

He had loads of fun and for anyone who has never cast their own I suggest they give it a try - gives one such an appreciation of miniatures and the processes involved in making them.

[robh]

 
Fun video but so not the way to do it 

This thread has given me the push to pick up a couple of those old 25mm PA moulds for the fun of making some goblin orcs for my LotR project. I have not done any home casting for many years but should be able to hide my own efforts amongst massed bases of plastics fairly well.

[Golgotha]

Indeed, his process could be better. For a start I found that cutting extra channels into the mold and covering the sides of the mold with bits of wood to help tighten the mold helped a great deal. I probably breathed in and handled far too much lead 

[Jaeger]

I've found that adding Bismuth really enhances the casts and drilling vent channels in the mould.

I must admit that I too have recast GW minis, but only those that was left over conversion bits.