[*] Tiranti Hand Casting Starter Kit - by ukfreddybear

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Category: Reviews
Article Type: Review

Article Title: Tiranti Hand Casting Starter Kit
Author: ukfreddybear
Article Description: A product review of Tiranti's excellent value casting kit, plus a quick guide on how to use it.

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Joansean · **Joined:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:23 pm **Posts:** 760

I had the joy of seeing it on the last alliance some time before here on One Ring. Very nice and well explained article , and well worth a 10!

What are you going to do with all the Theodons ? .. heheheh ..

Dorthonion · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:41 pm

This is the sort of thing I have never attempted myself so it is great to see someone else using the kit, with very acceptable results. I doubt whether anyone else at home would allow me to cast white metal figures in the kitchen.... but then I am not as lucky as some. 10/10 for an interesting and very well illustrated article.

CaptainOfTheWolfRiders · **Posted:** Sat Apr 05, 2008 11:26 pm

As previously stated, a very enjoyable article, and useful for someone like me who hopes to start selling some minis (Dog Lord progressing decently, and it should obviously have figures to go with the books :wink:

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Deserves absolutely no less than a 10/10.

geezer of rhun · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:12 am

An excellent and well prepared article!
UKfreddybear has done an outstanding job explaining the entire process.
Even if you never try this kit, the article is worth the read.
Thanks for taking the time to share your professional insight and expertise.

BilboOfTheWhiteTower · **Posted:** Sun Apr 06, 2008 3:56 am

You really did a fantastic job with this article and with the castings of your Theoden! Excellent job Dave!!

Natarn · **Posted:** Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:10 pm

Very, very nice.
This was a really interesting article and well presented with great photographs. Well done and thank you.

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Mon Apr 07, 2008 6:26 pm

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Just for the record, I do not intend to sell any of these castings. The five I made during this article have all been given away to friends. I have suggested to Dagorlad though that I could knock a few more out for future competition prizes, so you could acquire one that way perhaps.

Joansean · **Joined:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:23 pm **Posts:** 760

ukfreddybear wrote:

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Just for the record, I do not intend to sell any of these castings. The five I made during this article have all been given away to friends. I have suggested to Dagorlad though that I could knock a few more out for future competition prizes, so you could acquire one that way perhaps.

Doh! Why haven't I entered ?!

Joansean · **Joined:** Mon Feb 19, 2007 12:23 pm **Posts:** 760

I'm very Sorry for the Double post , but there si this one thing that has been bugging me. The things that you used to create the pouring holes , and which you filled with the metal , can they be re-used to make other miniatures ?

seems like a terrible waste if they can't.

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:06 pm

Yep, you just throw them back into the pot ready to melt down and pour again.

Dagorlad · **Posted:** Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:46 am

This is a fantastic article Dave, thanks for sharing it with us. And as an owner of one of the Doddering Theoden models, I can vouch for the results.

I really must give this a try one day.

Beatrice · **Posted:** Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:35 am

this article finally made me understood the whole casting process leaving no question open! especially because of all it's valuable tips without which I would/one should never dare to cast.
thank you for all your work on this article, the many pics and thourough explanations!

gothmogofmorgul · **Joined:** Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:01 am **Posts:** 2

can u use the clay again,

great article i´m gonna try to cast sometimes later 10/10

Erunion · **Posted:** Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:23 am

This is a nice article and I'm sure it will be very helpful for those who are less lazy than I am. I don't even like to convert things very often, unless the inspiration really strikes me (probably due to my lack of sculpting ability.)

Good job!

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:36 am

Quote:

Can you use the clay again?

Yes. The clay is like plasticene so you can use it over and over again.

Hallpers · **Posted:** Wed May 20, 2009 7:58 pm

Thanks for writing this article Dave, I can't really afford the kit, but you showed me how to make a good mold so that I can buy some cheaper stuff.

Elros of Numenor · **Posted:** Wed Dec 30, 2009 12:04 pm

Can you use plastic with this kind of kit?

Thanks

Ukfreddybear · **Posted:** Wed Dec 30, 2009 8:24 pm

This kit is not recommended for molten plastic. Firstly, the fumes from the plastic would be extremely bad for you. Secondly plastic casting is done under extreme pressures via an injection process, so the force of just gravity would not create very detailed casts at all.

I do believe, however, that you can cast with resin using these moulds. I have also had a limited success with pouring casting plaster into larger shapes, but the thickness of the 'slip' has to be just right.

Elros of Numenor · **Posted:** Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:31 am

Thanks so much! This saved me a lot of trouble.

Cheers ukfreddybear

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