POLL: Did You Ever Try Home-Casting Figures?
The last day of voting is 27 Mar 2026.
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 John the OFM  writes:
Prince August casting is legitimate. They make the molds, which obviously deals adequately with the IP and copyright issue.
But, way back in the formative days of the hobby, the hobby press somewhat advocated home casting. There were even articles in the Courier, and even Strategy and Tactics. Scruby? I think so but I'm not sure.
So I bought the Dow RTV sets and mold clamps and ladles from those advertisements. I found the RTV to be incredibly messy to mix the two parts. And I wasn't very good at making the molds. I never got any good results. Bad castings, etc. so I decided I didn't need another hobby and quit.
As I noted in the other thread, the moral outrage came later.  That's when the term "piracy" came into vogue. And I could see the justice in that.
So, the question is, "Did you ever try home casting?" Either legitimately via Prince August, or hoisting the Jolly Roger?
3Dprinting is a whole different matter.
Poll set up by  Editor in Chief Bill   , based on this pre-poll discussion. |
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