Friday 28 February 2020

A bit of casting .


Having got my refilled gas bottle I braved the cold weather and did a bit of casting . In my experience you either have a very good session casting or a very bad one - the goddess of homecasting being very fickle ! (please excuse the mess ) today was a good day and she smiled on my endeavours .


No the white powder isn't cocane - it's talcum powder used to dust the molds before casting .The Lancers are from a large 40mm mold I got off EBay (think it might be a homemade one) only managed to get a couple of these done as once the mold gets hot it becomes very pliable and leaks metal all over the place . 


I also did six of the Saxon Jaeger figures which will be a unit of sharpshooters for my Balkans Imaginations and a officer for the Prussian Freikorps I'm in the process of painting up . The rifle slings on the jaegers didn't cast being a bit fiddly but I will either cut them off or try to add ones using thread and a coating of superglue .



8 comments:

  1. Looks like a successful session.

    I'd go mad with impatience waiting for the ladle to heat each time. Thankfully I have a big melting pot thanks to a failed scheme 15 years ago.

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    1. Yes some days it all goes well and on other days ........

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  2. Hi Tony- I'd like to suggest to you to invest in a 'LEE-Pro'...it is an electric gunsmiths melting pot...you'l find them at most gun shops- they come in two sizes...very efficient and not messy and very safe to use. In the past I've cast everything from 6mm to 54mm from my own molds - using one of these pots. Just a suggestion. Cheers. KEV.

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    1. Yes several people have mentioned these melting pots , will have to investigate further .

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  3. Must be a double feeling of accomplishment when you bring these charming figs to table, having both cast and painted them!

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    1. Yes it is nice to play with figures you have created yourself , but it does take a bit longer .

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  4. Casting your own toys is indeed very satisfying...I look forward to seeing them painted.

    All the best. Aly

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