Cast your own Medieval Knight (Crossbowman) with Prince August Moulds

[GrizzlyBear672]

A great video: He makes it look so easy.

[legonerfer]

where is this guy from cuz he sounds awesome

[eiremobster]

@legonerfer I work at the factory, so Cork.

[waterchildtera]

lead off gasses at 1100 F.

but does not pour well in pot metal molds

i use 66 tin 37 % lead or 60/40

all tin is to brittle and the figures are fragile

the temps are from 450 to 600 F.

ive made 100s of them and getting a good collection of molds

most are vintage some new rubber type

[eiremobster]

@waterchildtera

Our model metal is 54% Lead / 11% Tin / 35% Bismuth. This is the best type to use.

Our standard casting metal is 65% Lead / 2% Antimony / 33% Tin. This is not as good for fine detail but a cheaper alternative.

The higher the temperature you use the more wear is caused to the mould (lowering the lifespan of the mould).

[waterchildtera]

@eiremobster ive been using 1lb rolls of solder

and a lee 10 lbs bottom dump furnace

some molds you need the extra heat to get all the voids filled !

how long do rubber molds last ?

right now i can cast over 100 different figures

[eiremobster]

@waterchildtera

Our moulds take up to 450 degrees Celsius before damage is severe.

Go to princeaugust.ie. Use the top menu. choose 'Support' and then 'Metal Charts'.

This chart may help give you information on metals used in our moulds.

[gneisenaugm]

Yeah, this is a great mold but one of the most difficult I've ever assembled. There are actually 4 points of attachment that need to be made. Inaccuracy in any point throws the others out of alignment. One needs to attach each arm at shoulders and hands at the crossbow. Once assembled (and don't shoot for immediate gratification of painting), it's a decent mold. This figure is almost more akin to a model than a toy soldier casting...

[MIGUEL2005LIMA]

vibration for  eliminates traped air!!!

[DTH10]

i have a question: isnt lead toxic? so using it to make toys, wouldn't it be bad? I'm curious because im planning on working on making a miniature toy gun of metal but im unsure of what metal is appropriate.

[tobbelobbe666]

Is that wood you´re stirring with? Do you have too stir the whole time? Mine seperated pretty bad, you see. The end result was still ok, though.

[eiremobster]

@tobbelobbe666 Just stir it up before casting.

[Thudothwacker]

Hello where can I get this model metal? Are the fumes toxic?

[eiremobster]

@Thudothwacker The fumes are not present and certainly not toxic as the metal melts at only 200 C. Toxic fumes only occur if you use pure lead which requires much higher temps (500C).

The Model Metal is available on our website. PrinceAugust (dot) ie

[BRUTUALTRUTH]

Excellent and easy to demonstrate. Thank you.