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KING TUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 I LOVE THAT IDEA!!! Hey... why the hell not?

I mentioned this on another part of the board. But I'm currently working on creating my first line of metal soldiers. I'm not an artist or sculpter, so I automatically knew that my prototype figures would be cut from the parts of other plastic or metal toy soldiers. In at least one case so far...

Greetings Board Members; Just for FYI, Green Force Toy Soldiers has changed web addresses, we are now at; http://greenforcesoldiers.googlepages.com/home I down graded due to costs, and keeping down the overhead, as business slowed to a standstill over the last few months.

Yes I have, they are harder to use than rubber molds. Your right, they must be well blackened to work right.

When you pour the second half of the mold, does the first half need to cure before the release agant is sprayed on?

When I tried to extract the figure from the latex it ripped. ut as you said, it probably would not have stood up to the white metal. I read this last posting and checked out the webpage, which has a ton of good info. This put me on the right path. Gene

No I did not, but I will be. The first steps did'nt work and the mold I was trying to create did not even work. Back to the old drawing board! Gene

Yea, thats a hazard of homecasting. But when it turns out right, it can be very rewarding. I love to take a figure from a lump of lead to a finished and painted figure. It can be awesome. Kinda like giving birth!

Here is an updated list of unpainted figures that I mold, if anoyone is interested. I will be adding to this line of figures as time goes on; Metal Figures Email:gene9156@netzero.net www.greenforcetoysoldiers.com Green Force Toy Soldiers 1635 N Riverside McHenry, IL 60050 100 TOY...

Yes your right, there are many others available.

Yes, thats it for the painted metal figures. here is an updated list of unpainted figures; Metal Figures Email:gene9156@netzero.net www.greenforcetoysoldiers.com Green Force Toy Soldiers 1635 N...

Greetings, I've been a board member for a couple of months now. I'm a collector and a VERY small dealer. But I started up my online toy soldiers business, by bringing back the "foot locker" of toy soldiers. So I thought i would offer it here as well. You can view the "foot locker" of toy...

Re: Making your own mold OPINION NEEDED Ok, I'm experimenting. I was at a Hobby USA store and they were selling latex rubber for scenery use. The latex rubber is designed for mold making. I'm presently trying to create a mold, do you think I'll be abl to pour lead into it?

I heard a story on WGN radio in Chicago, that Sears is bringing back the wishbook!

ACHTUNG! DAS SANTA IST IN DAS THIRD REICH...ZEIG HIEL!

Thanks, cause I've been trying to figure a way to do some more stuff, and I'm still in the learning process.

It sounds bad, but in reality, it was'nt that bad. Just really frustrating. I've only gotten burned once in the past by flying lead splatter. Not a big deal..just really hot! OUCH!!!!!!!

wow thats great, thanks for that link.

I knocked over..not one but two full pots last week. The lead spilled all over my work bench, through the cracks and onto the floor. Little frustrating. The pot that I bought from Dutkins sits on a small metal disk, not very stable. I did manage to get a few things molded. I think I need to...

I bought a really simple mold from Ebay. Its a white silicone mold of a small pine tree. I have to imagine, a mold like this would be easy to do. You would probably get a limited amount of figures out of it, but if you were doing a limited run, it would make te figures very unique. Gene