For quite a few years now I have enjoyed creating molds, pouring metal, and painting medieval models in the 54mm 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 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!
More recently I have become intrigued by the growing interest in metal molds from the 1930's, 1940's and 1950's. I have purchased a few of these and begun experimenting with pouring and painting these models. Some of the themes I have come across are quite interesting. There is amazing interest in the Buck Rogers moulds from Rapaport, including mystery and intrigue around "missing mould numbers" and rare sets that only one salesman appeared to own! Home foundry has its own space adventure with a couple of moulds for Flash Gordon. Of course the vast majority of moulds center around WWI and WWII. As I research and work with these moulds I will update everyone thru this blog.
This site is to share my journey and provide a few tips along the way that hopefully help others. one note: while plastic models have become quite popular over the last 10-15 years and especially with the advent of 3D printers, rather this website focuses on vintage metal, typically from the 20s, 30's and 40s.
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