Focusing on vintage metal moulds, typically from the 20s, 30's and 40s, The history and identification of the companies that manufactured them, tips on how to use these moulds, and ultimately paint the models from these moulds.
For quite a few years now I have enjoyed creating molds, pouring metal, and painting medieval models in the 54mm size group. I was first inspired to get into this hobby when I took a trip to England and visited the toy store at the Guards Museum in London. There they had (and still do!) hundreds if not thousands of metal model toy soldiers for sale. I was fascinated by them and the way they were painted. So I looked into this and before I knew it I was hooked! My first molds were purchased from Prince August, and were the true "Toy Soldiers". Since then I have expanded to several other mold makers (some of which are no longer in business), and even started making my own molds. I, like everyone else, live in a digital, instant gratification, world today. This hobby however is pure analog, and requires focus and attention to detail, with no computer needed!
All of the information on this site is free to access. Hopefully this site will convince others to pour and paint models from these pretty amazing pieces of history!
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