First of all; I'm back. I must have gotten dumped off the list somehow.
I
resubscribed, being a glutton for punishment, and am now back to normal.
Relatively speaking, at least.
I was in Kay-bee toys today, making my weekly check (The damned
Micro Machines Star Wars Robots pack STILL hasn't had the price cut! Nobody
buying them, so why not?!?!?), and I saw some molds meant for a product called
Mold Master, which has been getting a lot of discussion on
r.g.m.m.
of late. Apparently, it's some sort of toy that is used to melt metal, pour it
into molds, and produce miniatures of various sorts. The molds that I saw were
for a pair of spaceships, and actually looked half decent. Unfortunately,
there were no photographs on the box, and there was no way of telling the
scale of the ships. Frankly, I can't imagine something like this producing
models of really good quality, but I've been wrong before. Plus, if the metal
is soft enough, it might be pretty easy to modify the results and produce
different ship classes. Has anybody heard anything about this item?
(My apologies if this goes through twice; it seems that my e-mail is
still a little wonky...)
First of all; I'm back. I must have gotten dumped off the list somehow.
I
resubscribed, being a glutton for punishment, and am now back to normal.
Relatively speaking, at least.
I was in Kay-bee toys today, making my weekly check (The damned
Micro Machines Star Wars Robots pack is STILL at regular price!), and I saw
some molds meant for a product called Mold Master, which has been getting a
lot of discussion on r.g.m.m. of late. Apparently, it's some sort of toy that
is used to melt metal, pour it into molds, and produce miniatures of various
sorts. The molds that I saw were for a pair of spaceships, and actually looked
half decent. Unfortunately, there were no photographs on the box, and there
was no way of telling the scale of the ships. Frankly, I can't imagine
something like this producing models of really good quality, but I've been
wrong before. Plus, if the metal is soft enough, it might be pretty easy to
modify the results and produce different ship classes. Has anybody heard
anything about this item?
> John Crimmins writes:
> actually looked half decent. Unfortunately, there were no photographs
Frankly, I
> can't imagine something like this producing models of really good
Has
> anybody heard anything about this item?
There is a Toys R Us across the street from my office so I took another
look at this product during my lunch hour.
It was called Metal Molder Die-Cast Factory and for $25-$30 you get the
base that melts the metal and pour it into the molds along with 4 different
molds (wizard, motorcycle, skull, dragon) jewels(?) and enough metal to do
several castings. Then there is the Spaceship mold set for
about $10 which includes molds for two different spaceships, jewels(?) and
metal for a few miniatures. Extra metal was $8 for an 10 miniature supply
The spaceships look more like fighter types with wings and such. I have seen
the molds and the minis are smaller than I thought, not even and inch long and
wide if I remember correctly. They remind me of Silent Death miniatures and
are about the same scale. They could be used as escorts or small cruisers.
I recently saw another ad for the base unit with different box art that
had a spaceship of the Flash Gordon type (smooth with fins in the back).
The whole setup looks interesting but the cost seems to be higher that just
buying miniatures.
> Mike Miserendino writes:
Mike, what are some good mail order or web sources for these products?
Dean writes,
> Mike, what are some good mail order or web sources for these products?
Well, I'm not Mike, <grin> but I do have some US mail order sources for molds
and mold making materials. Only one of them has a web site that I know of.
AFAIK, the biggest UK source is Prince August, but I can't find their catalog
so someone else will have to provide their address.
Dutkins Collectables 1019 West Route 70 Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
1-800-LIL-ARMY
FAX: 1-800-682-8163
e-mail: cjrb37a@prodigy.com
http://www.voicenet.com/~dutkins
The Dunkin Company 511 Main Street PO Box 95 Calvert, TX 77837
1-800-544-MOLD
Coastal Enterprises 60 Bretonian Dr.Brick, NJ 08723
1-908-477-7948
(IMHO, they have the best selection and prices, altho' they don't have a
1-800 number or web page.)
Micro-Mark
340 Snyder Ave.
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-1595
1-800-225-1066
(Micro-Mark is a small tool catalog which carries RTV rubber for making
molds and many useful modeling tools.)
> Dean Gundberg wrote:
> >products from Castolite and Synair and obtained fairly good results.
> >with lead and have casting products available for additional metals
> Dean Gundberg wrote:
Dean,
Here's the addresses...
The Castolite Company 4915 Dean Street Woodstock, Illinois 60098
(815)338-4670
(815)338-46711
Synair 2003 Amnicola Highway P.O. Box 5269 Chattanooga, Tennessee 37406
(423)698-8801
Synair prices tend be lower than Castolite and are easier to mix
(50/50).
Castolite has a broader selection of materials to cast the final product, but
typically resin, which is fairly cheap will do just fine. Both companys have
good tech support with helpful and knowledgeable staff.
Hope this helps.