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MS48: Helpful Hints For
Casting, Painting, & Producing Miniature Figures
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"This 56 Page Booklet Is An Essential Aid for Casting Enthusiasts! " Since very little has been previously written about the casting hobby, this booklet will assist the hobbyist and aid in the development of a profitable venture. |
Topics Included:
And Much More! |
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PUBLICATIONS
| MS48 | Helpful Hints for Casting and Painting | $6.00 |
| MS50 | "Arms& Uniforms" The Napoleonic Wars, Part 2, Prentice-Hall | $12.95 |
| MS86 | "Uniforms of the Civil War", Sterling Books | $12.95 |
| MS52 | "The Civil War Handbook", W. Prince | $2.95 |
| MS53 | "Uniforms of the Union", (7) Full Color Uniform Cards 3.5"x 8" | $2.95 |
| MS54 | "Uniforms of the Confederate", (7) Full Color Uniform Cards | $2.95 |
COLOR
BROCHURES OF MOLD SERIES
"The following brochures and
cards in full color provide an excellent painting guide for the cast miniature."
Since Castings inception, we have tried to make new mold series available to the hobbyist annually. Before we had a complete catalog, color cards or brochures were used for introduction and representation of our line. However these cards also contain some very dated information such as nostalgic postage rates and product prices. Please refer to the current price list.
| MS57 | Series 2, Napoleonic | $.20 |
| MS58 | Series 3 & 8, Medieval | $.20 |
| MS59 | Series 5 (German Marching Band) & Series 7 (Coldstream Guard) | $.20 |
| MS60 | Series 6, King Richards Court Chess Set | $.20 |
| MS61 | Series 9 (French Nap.) & Series 10 (British Napoleonic) | $.20 |
| MS62 | Series 11, War Between the States | $.20 |
| MS63 | Series 12, Scottish Highlanders | $.20 |
| MS64 | Series 13, Coldstream Guard & Marching Band | $.20 |
| MS65 | Series 14, 25mm Fantasy Series, Can be used a chess set. | $.20 |
| MS66 | Series 15, Winter Village | $.20 |
| MS67 | Series 16, Waterloo Chess Set | $.20 |
| MS68 | Series 17, Carousel Set | $.20 |
| MS69 | Series 18, American Revolution | $.20 |
| MS70 | Series 19, Victorian Civilians | $.20 |
| MS71 | Series 20, Nativity Set | $.20 |
| MS72 | Series 21, Circus Figures | $.20 |
| MS73 | Series 21, Circus Figures cont. | $.20 |
| MS74 | Series 22, Wizard & Sorceress | $.20 |
| MS75 | Series A, Napoleonic Artillery Train & Napoleonic Horse & Rider | $.20 |
| MS76 | Series 23, Civil War Chess Set | $.20 |
| MS85 | Series 22, Dragons | $.20 |
| MS89 | Series 24 & 25, Medieval & Renaissance Chess Set | $.20 |
| MS90 | Series 26 & 22, Dinosaur & Fantasy Figures | $.20 |
| MS91 | Series 27 & 28, Fantasy Gnomes, Trolls & more. | $.20 |
HAVING DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING FULLY POURED FIGURES?
Metal casting does not always produce perfect figures. Even commercially made die cast or spin cast figures do not always come out just right, but you never see them as they are put back in the pot and cast over.
The most important factors in obtaining fully poured figures are:
1. Use a high tin content casting metal, 10% tin should be minimum, (CM2). While 65% tin is optimum, (CM4) having the lowest melting point of the tin/lead alloys. If the metal you may have is primarily lead or an unknown lead alloy, then at least 10% tin by weight should be added. Pure lead has too high a melting temperature (620 degrees F) to be used successfully with our molds. 100% tin (CM5) can be obtained directly from our company.
The best pouring metals for difficult to fill molds are our CM3 or CM4 (50% tin) and our PS1 (91% tin, lead free) Pewter ingots.
2. Raise the temperature of the casting metal to the maximum allowable temperature without damaging the molds (570-650 degrees F). Use our casting thermometer (#90011) to eliminate the guess work. TO reach the proper pouring temperature you must allow the metal to heat at least 15 Minutes after melting before pouring the mold. If you do not have a casting thermometer and are still experiencing problems, some hard to fill molds need the metal to heat up to 1 hour before pouring. Doing this will almost guarantee a perfectly cast figure.
3. Dust the rubber or metal molds with the graphite lubricant (MS22) Rub the powder into the mold with graphite applicator brush (MS96)and your finger to form a grease like coating. Tap off any excess powder. To apply graphite powder to a metal mold requires it first be sprayed with Mold Blacking Spray (MS13).
4. As a last resort, carefully cut a vent. If you are still having difficulty there might be an air blockage preventing metal from flowing to a particular channel. A shallow V-shaped vent can be cut, slanted away and up from the farthest point in the channel to the outside of the mold. This allows the trapped air to be released. It is very important when cutting a rubber mold that only a very sharp pen knife be used.
5. With rubber molds you might also try lightening up on the mold clamp force. You can do this by eliminating the spring clamp and holding the mold securely with a rubber band or use a rubber band to counter the spring clamp by wrapping it around the clamp handles. Be careful when doing this as the mold may tend to leak, especially if it has been poured several times and has temporarily warped by the heat of the casting metal. Be certain to work over a protected area.
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