Making Metal Miniatures - a Quick look at casting some

http://www.stormthecastle.com/miniatures/index.htm
Just a short informational video showing me cast some metal miniatures. Plastic miniatures are nice but metal, in my opinion, are the best. I am experimenting with making metal minis inexpensivey and quickly. I show you some of the process.

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• miniatures
• fantasy
• warhammer
• diorama
• metal miniatures
• minis
• dungeons & dragons

[anlaff]

have you perfected casting metal yet?

i'm about to cast my first resin miniature, and was told that i'll need a centrafugle spinning machine thing to do it properly. your just using gravity to do it, like i will be using, in your opinion is that good enuff?

just so i can judge if it's worth me having a go at metal mini's

[epicfantasy]

@anlaff Good luck with the casting. I haven't worked on any metal casting. Been too busy. RIght Now I am working on a silicon foam casting. Gravity casting is definitely good enough, unless the miniatures are too detailed/too small. Only way to find out is to do it and see!

[300spartanswin]

@epicfantasy Does the metal you use have lead in it?

[epicfantasy]

@300spartanswin Been a while. I think this is bismuth.

[epicfantasy]

@MrKoiking1 dunno. I think aluminum has too high a melting point.

[MrKoiking1]

@epicfantasy im guessing aluminum would work fine.

[epicfantasy]

@MrKoiking1 no refining is necessary, it will have to be the same metal. But most metals require too hot a temp. You can't easily get that temp. You need a low melting point metal to work with. Be safe!

[MrKoiking1]

with the metal. could i just melt down some scrap i have as long as it is all the same typ? or do i have to refine it before i do that or something? thanks.

[300spartanswin]

@epicfantasy What is the name of the metal you use?

[Ydouneed2nomyname]

@joker9494949494 k thnx for help