My Next New Hobbie : Metal Mold Casting Small Figures

[takethecastle57]

Well I promised some of you good people here that I would start a thread on my modest attempt to create some cool WWI figurines from the 1930's metal molds that I got from ebay .

I first tried to cast semi hard lead and I didn't do proper research ( too inpatient I guess) 1st make sure you have proper ventilation (check) , proper metal ( lead no-good in the casting community ) , and many more .
The Dunken Company Toy Casting Molds

and for UK http://shop.princeaugust.ie/

Of course I will post photos and maybe a video in the future Enjoy and Please work Safe .

[MrGneiss]

Cool.. Please try not to hurt or poison yourself!!

[Card Shark]

Looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

[luckydog]

MVC-001S.JPGMVC-002S.JPGMVC-003S.JPGMVC-004S.JPGwhen i was a kid, my older brother did cast some lead figures, i remember watching him do it

we had a coal fired furnace, I melted some metal in it myself when i was a teen

i tried to cast a british coin with aluminum foil, i didn't have enough metal

I got this cast quarter in change one day, looks like a lot of work to make a fake quarter

many years ago my buddy got lead poisioning from casting lead bullets in his basement.

[takethecastle57]

Howdy Folks

Well it's been some time since I posted here and I have made and finished 40 WWI Calvary soldier , Mounted and have donated 20 of the finished "London" Britanina Pewter figures to the City of Monterey for the Presidio of Monterey Museum I even sourced some nice black velvet jewlery boxes and I will post Photos of one of the finished figures and it's presentation box

[PachiNC]

Ive had good luck casting with lead-free pewter from rotometals.

[takethecastle57]

I use dented broken pewter lots from Ebay and then clean it up a bit , put on the work gloves and take up the metal hand shears and cut it up in melting pot size pieces

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-Pewter-I...3D111758454815

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lead-Melting...item2a56e8a940

and to protect my lungs a really good welding protective mask

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3M-8515-WELD...item4170e8d50a

and guess what ?? someone found the old (1960's) Patterns to make New metal casting molds

http://www.amazon.com/World-War-Sold...76KJK3KY50BKAS

[luckydog]

are you painting them? lets see the finished product

[takethecastle57]

Nope , I am not painting them cause the pewter looks real good and with just a polish with a DRY Paper towel . I will post Photos here later today Friday Sept 4

[takethecastle57]

Here's the photos folks of the Pewter figures at the Presidio of Monterey Museum

[luckydog]

Yummy, Possum

[MrGneiss]

Those look nice!!