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Offline Jaeger

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GNW (Prince August)
« on: August 19, 2013, 01:23:06 PM »
I'm rekindling a childhood dream of making a tinsoldier army of my own.

My first battalion is shaping up:



And more moulds are in the mail:







I'm thinking Blackpowder rules for wargaming but nothing determined yet.

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Too many projects... not enough time...

Offline Engel

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #1 on: August 19, 2013, 01:29:30 PM »
Ohhhh, thats takes you back.


Will follow this with great interest.

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2013, 01:53:27 PM »
Where are you buying the metal from for moulding?

Offline Argonor

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2013, 01:56:59 PM »
I think I have a mould of a fast marching musketeer (musket shouldered) from my casting set from many years ago.. somewhere.... would you like to have it, if I can find it? Or maybe you have it already?

I think it would go nicely with the drummer and standard.
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Offline Jaeger

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2013, 02:19:29 PM »
Where are you buying the metal from for moulding?

Originally i used the Model Metal from Prince August. I tried a cheaper alternative buying 60/40 lead/tin alloy awailable in hardstores.

But the succes rate of casting dropped dramatically and details were very poor at best.

I therefore added 30% Bismuth to the alloy and have a 100% cast rate with excellent details now. Bismuth is rather expensive though, so I'm trying a lower percentage. 20% was to Little, but 25% seems to cut it.

@Argonor: I'd love it. Don't have it yet. :)
« Last Edit: August 19, 2013, 03:31:44 PM by Jaeger »

Offline Argonor

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2013, 03:16:39 PM »
I'll see if I can find it... I have a ton of cr.. fine old stuff to sort through, partly from about 3 years ago when we moved to our house, partly from last year when we emptied my deceased father's house.

I know I ran across some Prince August stuff recently, though, if I can just remember where...  ::)

Offline Jaeger

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #6 on: August 19, 2013, 05:20:49 PM »
Sounds great.

Just let me know if you find anything.

Meanwhile I'm contemplating which paint schemes/nationalities I want.

Naturally I'll be needing a Swedish army, but for an opponent I'm torn between Danes/Saxons or Russians.

Offline Engel

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2013, 12:03:50 PM »
Danes.

Nothing like an good old Danes vs Swedes fight is it? ;)


No but seriusly, eather one  would be nice but the Great Northern war was so much more then the standard Russians that you usually sees.

Offline Jaeger

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2013, 07:45:44 PM »
Danes.

Nothing like an good old Danes vs Swedes fight is it? ;)

Ha, ha. How true. Poor show for the danes in that particular war though. Oh well I'm not aiming at 100% true to history setting.

In the end I might do both the danes and the russians.

I've been casting some more musketeers, but think I'll take a brake from casting until my new moulds arrive.  :)

« Last Edit: August 21, 2013, 10:15:03 PM by Jaeger »

Offline Argonor

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2013, 09:30:07 PM »
I think there's a special technique involved when painting these half-flat figures to make them look natural?

Offline Jaeger

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2013, 09:33:42 PM »
I'm not sure, but I'll personally be using heavy black lining. They are tinsoldiers and should really stand out imo.

Besides I'm personally a big fan of heavy Black lining. Too much mud and grizzle just doesn't cut it for me when looking at miniatures on a gaming table. A personal fancy of mine.

Offline tomek917

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2013, 10:02:59 PM »
Aaahh, this brings back memories (mostly of ruined stoves, miniatures without heads, feets or muskets, burned fingers and so on ;) )!

Great project! I'll vote for Danes and Swedes too  :D

Offline Jaeger

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2013, 10:10:27 AM »
Burnt fingers I can relate to. When I was younger, I moved a mould before the alloy had cooled and spilt the liquid alloy over my finger. That really, really hurts.

I just received the 3 new moulds and the Work nicely. Only trouble is the standard bearer. It casts with the banner pole bend and it breaks every time I try to straighten it out.

I've tryed when warm and cool, but nothing seems to help. I might replace the pole with a brass rod or something. But first I'll try to weld it together with an old hobby welder (unsure of the correct English term. The ones used for Electronics).
« Last Edit: September 02, 2013, 08:28:06 AM by Jaeger »

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2013, 11:06:10 AM »
I think there's a special technique involved when painting these half-flat figures to make them look natural?

Personally, I would not bother. I think these are more suitable for the classic toy solder pj, you know the glossy primary colour look. But that is of course a matter of taste.

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Re: GNW (Prince August)
« Reply #14 on: August 22, 2013, 11:06:36 AM »
Aaahh, this brings back memories (mostly of ruined stoves, miniatures without heads, feets or muskets, burned fingers and so on ;) )!

Great project! I'll vote for Danes and Swedes too  :D

Me to.

 

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