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Re: casting in Meisterzinn molds, some hints. Buongiorno Lucio and Grazie! Thanks for the reply & info, i agree with you that the nurnberger meisterzinn molds look better, I have indeed bought them (the cannon i had, but now also the limber & guy on the horse & the wagon, no. 1006, 1007 and...

Du sprichts zimmlich gut Deutsch fur ein Amerikaner, Brad ;)

Will see if i find WW2 memorabilia in germany on some big flea market, not sure though, in germany they are not very keen on the stuff. And secondy, regarding the ventilation, what i do is melt and cast on a natural gas stove (all houses in holland use natural gas) and set the extractor hanging...

Cool, really like it a lot! nicely done, do you also have the limber and carriage set? When i look at your pic, that is something that also immediately springs to my mind (and what i consider buying, casting and painting). Do you have more pics like this? please share! Jeroen

Thanks Brad, very much appreciated, you're really a very big help. And i've already planned a visit to a well known big flea market in germany (I live quite close to it) and am gonna look out for those moulds! Cheers, Jeroen

Hi Chris, Amazing, it looks awesome. I've been to the actual Isandlwana battlefield (and Rourke's drift) when i was living in South Africa, and your pics really bring it to life. I just came accross this thread when i was viewing the news posts, so didn't take notice of where you posted it...

Awesome Brad - you are really helping me big time here, thanks ever so much. May i ask 2 final things (and hope you don't think i'm stalking you)? - Where do you get the mould you mention? I've never heard of Schneider or Hoehmann and really wonder what they are like, or can you only get them...

Awesome guys, JP, Jeff, Konrad and Brad: very useful tips, and very quick replies, much appreciated, gonna put your suggestions into practice this weekend! Just a few questions based on what you’ve suggested: - How do you heat/warm the moulds (either on a heater or in the over) without burning...

My first posting, happy to have finally found a place where i can actually post my question and hopefully share information. I'm an active modeller: military in plastics, resin and (after having not done so in 20 years) tin casting. The latter is unfortunately a rather obscure activity as it's...