Prince August was doing a 3 for 2 sale on their 25mm Napoleonic moulds , so I had to pick up a few more that I needed ! . This afternoon I had a go at casting from the French Artillery moulds . The crew cast well as did the barrel and the carriage - however the wheels were a right pain ! . Casting spoked wheels in homecasting is notoriously difficult and it took me numerous attempts (and much bad language) to get the two I wanted .
The finished gun and crew ready for undercoating . I will be using these figures for the Prussians as well - with suitable conversions .
*sadly there doesn't seem to be one
A beautiful job of casting Tony! I can see how those spoked wheels would be a real challenge!
ReplyDeleteThey are a total pain !
DeleteThe gun and crew have turned out well, nicely cast and well done for sticking with the wheels, well worth it.
ReplyDeleteWhen they cast , they cast well , but it takes time .
DeleteExcellent addition to your forces.
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland
They have cast up well .
DeleteIs it mouldi ?
ReplyDeleteGreat looking gun, well worth the effort
Mouldi, I like the sound of it , if it isn't it should be !
DeleteAn airvent? A casting? A pouring? ☺☺
ReplyDeleteThat PA gun mould is a difficult one to get fully intact wheels out of.
Neil
A poring of moulds !?, I like it ! , it took about 12 attempts and a lot of bad language to get the two wheels I wanted !
DeleteI think with dropcasting you could say ‘a curse of moulds’ for a collective noun. Not sure if it’s still available, but when I was making bits for master figures (and before I invested in a Tiranti machine) I used something called Alloy No.4. It’s a bit brittle, so you can’t bend or twist it, but it gives good definition and flows easily.
ReplyDeleteI find that the moulds vary , some better tha others and some moulds need certain tricks/methods to get a good casting.
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