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Post by ian on Sept 25, 2014 6:14:24 GMT
Sho I would reconsider your mould set up.
You would be casting up lots of figures that will not be sold every time you need the most popular ones.
Each Nation and troop type will not be needed in equal quantity. You should do one mould per Unit type including enough command to make up one unit. Otherwise you will be wearing out all your moulds at the same time. I know Baccus have two or three French Infantry moulds but only one of all the others as they sell so many more French than any other
Ian
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Post by Sho on Sept 27, 2014 8:00:38 GMT
I myself want more different troops to build up my armies as soon as possible. And knowing thyself, I probably tend to sculpt all major troopers first. Second thing.. as I am not happy with my command figs, I sculpt special dolls for them. And moulding and casting this dolls takes time too, considering, that I will mould them together with sculpted new infantry masters. It seems to me the quickest way to get results. And if there will be demand for French more than for others, I may later create special mould for French. Mouldmaking himself takes me only two weeks.
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Post by ian on Sept 27, 2014 16:21:21 GMT
Those look VERY VERY nice.
I was basing my comments on visits to the Baccus open day. Each mould creates enough figures for a infantry or cavalry pack.
The idea is that it saves time as that is what they sell the most of. So a 12 battalion pack is just one use of the wheel (a few spares are built it in case of poor castings)
This is down to the fact that Nick is casting full time, 5 days a week so has to be as economical with time as he can. Spare good quality figures tend to go back into the melting pot as they only keep a few spares.
Masters is a different thing altogether this is a tricky moment as a mould full of these going wrong is a lot of time and money lost
Ian
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Post by Sho on Sept 29, 2014 12:52:22 GMT
Is there point to sculpt scabbard in 6mm, if sword is in hand?
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Post by tim on Sept 29, 2014 14:55:00 GMT
Yes, it don't disappear when drawn.
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Post by ian on Sept 29, 2014 22:08:01 GMT
Yes, it don't disappear when drawn. It does if you don't sculpt it. I think if you do sculpt it, you need to make it stand out without it looking too obvious. Sometimes the scabbard looks too indistinct leaving it easy to miss out. Ian
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Post by Sho on Sept 30, 2014 13:05:18 GMT
My point exactly - scabbard without sword takes too many space in 6mm. But as you wish.. here are the empty scabbard. And all line status too..
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Post by Sho on Oct 1, 2014 18:28:15 GMT
Now they are finished one by one.. at last..
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Post by Sho on Oct 1, 2014 22:40:49 GMT
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Post by Sho on Oct 2, 2014 9:45:31 GMT
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Post by Richard on Oct 2, 2014 9:54:59 GMT
Looking good sho , they look good to paint the detail is sharp with prenounced lines. They should take a wash well.
Richard
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Post by Sho on Oct 2, 2014 14:30:00 GMT
I hope that way.. Next trooper
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Post by ian on Oct 2, 2014 16:33:51 GMT
These look great, I can see my mate Lee going after some of these
Ian
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Post by Sho on Oct 2, 2014 20:10:07 GMT
Last trooper. Now I sculpt some generals and ADC for next. Infantry I already have. Command, skirmishers and artillery need dolls. How about gun pieces, are they in 4 parts as in 15mm? 2 wheels, barrel and carriage, or barrel and carriage are in one piece?
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Post by Richard on Oct 2, 2014 20:14:56 GMT
Usually the canons are in 2 pieces sho .
Richard
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Post by ian on Oct 3, 2014 16:13:18 GMT
Usually the canons are in 2 pieces sho . Richard Three bits I think Richard barrel and carriage 1 part and two wheels Baccus have managed to do one piece casting but it's taken a lot of work to get to that stage Ian
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Post by Richard on Oct 3, 2014 16:28:43 GMT
I counted the wheels as one lol.
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Post by Sho on Oct 3, 2014 17:35:13 GMT
So one piece guns are acceptable?
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Post by Sho on Oct 4, 2014 12:31:32 GMT
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Post by tim on Oct 4, 2014 15:04:59 GMT
That's a very nice figure Sho.
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Post by Sho on Oct 6, 2014 13:49:07 GMT
Thanks! Sorry, left holster missing. I do this final photos mainly for discovering the possible mistakes.
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Post by Sho on Oct 8, 2014 12:26:59 GMT
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Post by Sho on Oct 8, 2014 12:35:30 GMT
Ask again, do you accept whole gun in one piece or prefer to glue different parts together? I am lazy and prefer one piece guns..
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Post by Sho on Oct 8, 2014 17:31:01 GMT
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Post by Richard on Oct 8, 2014 17:56:05 GMT
If you did the guns in one piece will the wheels have spindles? Or solid with a sudjestions of spindles ? Would be hard to cast in a one piece mould
Richard
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Post by tim on Oct 8, 2014 17:58:53 GMT
More nice figures Sho! As for the gun castings I have always been used to ones in separate pieces and don't mind gluing them together. You might find that the casting might be easier this way. A whole gun in one piece is an awkward shape with a wide variation in metal thickness from wheel spokes to the main body of the gun carrage which might cause you problems but it's up to you really, if the castings are good and detailed, they will sell I should think.
Tim
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Post by Sho on Oct 9, 2014 11:22:13 GMT
I don't have proper equiptment and tools for sculpting guns, but guns are things that "must be". So I scale down the photos from Zvezda 1:72 gun for proper proportions and use freehand sculpting. Here are the middle of process. Doll for artillery and skirmish figures are visible.. and draft horse doll too.
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Post by Sho on Oct 11, 2014 2:06:46 GMT
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Post by Sho on Oct 11, 2014 13:42:01 GMT
Ian, you convinced me. Now I prepare mould, who give me full infantry corps and full "mixed" cavalry corps of Borodino russians with 4 casting. In scale 1 fig per 100 men. Will be on sale on beginning of November.
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Post by ian on Oct 11, 2014 15:43:02 GMT
Ian, you convinced me. Now I prepare mould, who give me full infantry corps and full "mixed" cavalry corps of Borodino russians with 4 casting. In scale 1 fig per 100 men. Will be on sale on beginning of November. I hope it works out to be the correct method. I think it will be and look forward to seeing your efforts. The Russians won't do it for me as Lee has got them in hundreds. Once I have the Prussians finished then it's early Spanish, Poles and yes more French, I after all have very little Guard to will be ploughing on with those. Ian
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