DPA UN OKORS I HODDY CASTING AN EXCITING Lime smo Mn alo) AND ECONOMICAL ‘- OF HODDY CASTING IN THE WORLD HSE \¢ J . Fen Me on HANDBOOK NQ.4 * 547m Tey Soldiers + Fontasy Ready Modes een THE LARGEST COLLECTION AN INTRODUCTION TO WHITE METAL CASTING “PAINTING OF MINIATURES} OF ROBBY CASTING IM THE WORLD ;. COLLECTING TOY SOLDIERS “ WARGAMES “+ ROLE PLAYING GAMESTHE 1986 NEW RANGE OF PRODUCTS “54MM TOY SOLDIERS. HOBBY CASTING a I ne AN EXCITING = AND ECONOMICAL WAY INTO THESE HOBBIES CONTENTSPage 2. an oe eeeeeeaeneee ieee = White Metal Casting Techniques White Metal Casting Techniques Nerina = a . HOW TO CAST. tna maton ve lease te casing, You need a Prince August starter kit, domestic gas or electic Dip aaa mach te, yrange noua cooker, a match, plers, small knife or file. to test the temperate Soft anckng othe POINTS TO REMEMBER ana ee “Cover the work area wih apece of pacer. Sry rca { Handle tna ot metal caetly tomar wich mtedaaan. nie ifyou dont clean up aftr you, you right not be allowed back eto the Kitchen roksan od Sika Sa a |@ Metal spilled on cooker should be removed when cold. Polish with steel wool. laa a) fore oetede a sont sedre sat he Dust ne. 4 Pet figure. ne, Pou te nt ck Use ncmonga fisthe mata oe vovecg oe anne | owed acim 6, Teo ta on ih [on] Se fro ‘own. Allow to set tort loose powder — eer ra mol in peaaalghinet aoe naan “ii i how yor cating an Avert i Ihisted casing wt cok fyutaeapetomeih | Sree cecned ater virmng. On he Bat tht ot fog tthe mould. Or ute two ‘following pages wo wil | property. this © because Proce Rant wer show youPow apart trots nae whch yes nina shay Roy stom he sara gator cpo! tere Modal Metal This an @Boy oftin. lead and bismuth. its low meting point ot 138¢ makes it particularly sate tor home use. {tis one of the best casting alloys on the market and even a beginner will get clear crisp castings. : ‘Standard Metal This isan alloy of tin, lead, bismuth and artimony and melts at 210c. itis a more economical atemative to Mode! Motal but wil no! procuce as fina datails unless you are vary experienced You can also use other white metals as described on Page 26, nts for Fing Detais 1 Check thal temperature is fight 2. Tap the mould hard [vibrate] with a tool pliers while pauring the metal and for 10 sec. anor 3, Cutan alrvant in the mould rom a high point ie. weapon, hat. Use a habbykeife to cut a +-2mm V-channel to the top of the mould.ANTIOUING. For ose who preter her ques in he ong mad wrth pain ac a Sigoests norma ageing these few sere steps Fae the cure th el te pao unite required 1 low fo ry an ten Painting [By you wisn to imarov the appearance ofan navn Yigure hen “shat it gives a more realist etfect than plain blocks cf clout. The principe is thal a 1* al figure ea have very litle depth. and the shadows formed in hollows and recasses do not create the ‘extremes of ight and shade you seo on the ful-size man [or ofc). To reproduce this elfct You must paint on dark and ight shades o each main colour, When mixing colours forthe fading and highights ute a naturaly igher or darker colour - for instance shaded yellow er enmson as shaded red, Prepare your lige a aras each elamere but shace | 2. tho undercoat cage above. raised sutaces vey ite \ \Wiven hie as id, rucha_ When i ry, lack out a ory ole “wash of lack metal aru are ecuipment (hemitvnnereeverthe fire. wih nomad The van “he paint ehouldowting9E[CHSSTS} eat ths stage ~ \ Tannese maseeaees — eee peer. eee ess es. BES 3 pemiena pereeies = ee eee orate baa enlout, altho are areas cater Seiora the paler Pihghe shade f the colour sianned. "You may pit the main coburs on noma, lea¥og {he eternal eds a teceeses shown the dark ‘hace or ake sore the ‘man cout on an oid rusn Sd wie Hun met ot he ‘Minmars are abeoreed, then 3Page 6. Fantasy Moulds —— Fase eee Seto siaae Sesser ups (onipan OF Bet encore onoes tren * TanOSTAR ae te colon opus ‘adventurers wil meet and possiby fightin the gama. This category comprises problems and camplete honesty maks him ‘and wall iked. He is on good terms * Es human and non-human races. Whan choosing characters to play. players speaks their language fluently. He speaks ihe language of many animals and posassas should give therm namas and brief Ite stories several very usstul spots to provide basic motivations for them and e ia 2-ARTON, 2 ‘ake them mote “real” Past adventures is human fighter of great strength and ‘may have enabled characters to acquire Special tars. magic ring. swords ete. Here \s.a typieai pany of adventurers reputation, He is the panys muscle man ‘and is invaluable in any fight. He once slew two trols single-handed. He posesses a ‘magical sword of great power which he found amongst a treasure hoard belonging to evi Necromancer Gycorax. He is very prone to loose his temper quickly and wit always fight fst and ask questions later. mio —“—sSSS is a cleric and a prestess ot a raigion which ‘worships nature and the ile-force in growing ‘things. woods and pants are eacrad to her, land she has taken an oath nevarto siay forest dwelling wild animals. From her diety she craws power which enables her te hee Neen eee a Fantasy a » 4, 0DROS. The Bagman’ isa thiol and cat burglar and elntely the most untrustworthy member of the paty. His services are roquired to ‘disarm secret traps, find hidden doors and panels and to pick locks, butt Aton oid not kogp a close eye on him he would be pocketing most of the loot far himselt ExeSingen ser Rare SS ane Sa aes ini i aden ace Savist See (paces ort SSDs raartaree en hySS Fantasy Wargaming > “Fantasy command’ is a completely new system devised by Prince August which enables the wargamer to create huge and highly detailed fantasy armies at minimal cost, using a combination of moulds and ready casted figures, Each set of moulds in the forthcoming “Fantasy Commands” serias will be accompanied by a specially designed set of pre-casted figures. ‘The bulk of the armies can be cast in moulds which will yield huge numbers of iqures at small cost whilst special figures such as Standard Bearers, generals, and other personalities can be bought singly, already casted. Fantasy Wargaming READY CAST Prince August Moulds “wth ORC CUDGEL WIELDERS. | \ Ui > I ae res wi ncvece Infanry, cavalry (where | Forincoring “Fantasy applicable), oficars, Command’ sets 'sedy special troop types. Casied igures wit standard bearers, é re ORC STANDARD ORC CHIEFTAN. BEARER. orc SWORDSMEN. mows are musicians and special Ore Army personalities and will Enven Army, ‘come in a number of Dwarven Army ‘moulds and rwady cast Gebiin Army onEase ts ‘Nepoleonic Wargaming > This is a hobby for those seeking the challenge of a game as well as the pleasure of modeling. Most war gamas are played with 25mm fully-round soldiers, a size big enough to give plenty of detail so you ‘can identity your units and small enough to be displayed in their thousands on a dining room table. With Prince August kils and moulds you can afford to command those large armies because home casted figures are over 60% cheaper than commercially casted cones; and itis as much fun to cast them as itis to play with them, You ‘can also use 25mm figures tot dioramas. tis very economic as they ‘you get up to 12 foot soldiers or 4 horses plus men out of one ingot of Use 60 litle metal compared to 40mm or 54mm figures. However, our Pai younger friends might find them a bit small to paint. As.a guidelino Modelmetal STARTER KITS. ‘You can start this hobby by buying one or ‘more moulds of your choice and the casting too! kita. 1400 or you can buy our complete | Kit 1400 Contains: ladle, 2 ciamps, 6 haraboards, bag of talcum, 759 Madolmetal kit n0.12008 including moulds. To east, all you need besides your kt is a domestic cocker, piers and a small knila or ile which ‘we assume you already have KIT 12008 Contains: ladle, clamps, 2 hhardboards, container of talcum, 128g Modelmetal moulds of British Footguard/Scots Grey and horse MOULDS. ‘There are 3 ctferent sizes of moulds. Small land large mould packs contain mould, Tlystraton the hareboards having been 507-516 519-522; ‘atready supplied with casting too! kit no. 1400 or accessory pack n0.205) Napoleonic Wargaming WAR GAMING reogs Some te ee sconay, Tom pyar weve attundaang ose mh mt ‘remo wany and ee panes by Warpane ‘ors an many oper cierto caer SP stow on ae saute fo "ATHENA BOOKS. 2s, real Crebcont Denesber ON2 SBU,Range of Napoleonics § ot Eo we. tA Li 4 it ‘4 Gf Ki tkh £kh 7 rk oi kh £ EE qe falas Prince August Castles eo THE LON G Si EGE ‘The French army had been holding Brunswick Castle under siege for nearly ten days. “leant understand why they are not surrendering”, They must be without ammunition and food by now. said the French General. “Sergeant, sond a scout out to tind out what is happening in there”. After two hours the scout came back. “Sir, | Could not even get near to the castle", he explained to the General. "Look here, they shot a hole in my hat when ! came too close”. "Sacre bieur", shouted the General. "Captain, prepare an invasion tor tontorrow" “Get the men to build ladders and we storm the cast The following moming was dark and the rain was p¢ did not matter to the general. tle by sunrise” jouring down, However, this He had made up his mind to take the castle that day. "Forward". he whispered to his second in command. The signal was quietly ‘pasted from man to man and the troop with the ladders were slowly moving forward, hoping to take the castle by surprise. They reached the castle wall without anyone inside the castle seeming to have: seen them. The ladders were raised and the men started to climb. Rattle, rattie, bang, the men heard. Down came the drawbridge to let out General Brunswick and his heavy cavalry. At the same time hundreds of muskets came over the wall ‘What happens next we leave up to your own imagination. With a Prince August Castle you ean have a new battle every day, Be The Casts are made of hardboard and come already assembled, The sturdy construction will withstand the wildest battle.rites FRREREE h&R pa sig 54mm Prussia Sth RegimentPage 16. 40mm Toy Soldiers ‘This range is our largest and the obvious choice for a beginner particularly for our youngerrenthusiasts. See centre spread {or selection nos. 11-73. Castings from this type of mould produce the traditional continental style of toy soldier. They are called semi-flats, which means that they look round in profile but not from the front. The advantages with such a ‘design are that they are easy to cast and ‘paint, economical on metal and strong to play with. The figures are full of action and will entice anyone to recreate those tamous battles As a guideline, you get 5-6 footsoldiers Cor about 2 horses riders trom one ingot of Modelmetal standard metal. MOULDS, Sat Sacto Large Moulds Double Mould No.73 40mm Toy Soldiers a RECREATING BATTLES WITH TOY SOLDIERS. ‘The following collections give you an idea how to build up a large battle step by step. During this period certain basic formation was used in battle which was ‘common throughout different countries. The uniforms were also very similar. ‘Only the colour schemes varied. This means that you can create from the same ‘mould, not only your own army, but also that of your enemy. COLLECTION 1: INFANTRY. forewing moulds 15 Muchtoat-youneed an amertoy you reed? Ne. S00tioe"yunend2 ety. COLLECTION 3: NEW ARTILLERY. on 2p canon is arraatve loca srbety ard yaumitpeeda tong era move oposion” Green place, youl nave cannon yoo reed (Gen=you reed’ 3 rem yauneed +3 your atay crew as Engsh sing clout raion ttemmouldre. 18 COLLECTION 2: CAVALRY, The cava was mst moore ce days acta odd atc eatmanda lage orca l ‘avy was aso very success. Thaler rmeddéwibcrete cava unt Nb 11 chargng Trea Nb 26 trmpner-youroede fb 2b Standardoearar”youneed2 89 Pat your envy a yout Frorch anany no. 28.Page 18. Page 19. Le eee ee eee! TOY SOLDIERS ON PARADE TOY SOLDIERS ON PARADE Py a . ‘Rafais have #nvaya been 8 popular tern oe the Toy Soldier Collector and the miftary enihusiast aike, combining, Pein ds musay pression ard urarness wih fe pomp ana grandeur of itary muse. the Prince Aug Seltalser dard Wt conte moulds or Gretel wmsrumerts win sopreoiate arms. These ae used together te fim cae and tort | Shotommostian ef bands ditered fama dati kom opimort te regimint but the flowing eos are Qeneralyappicntsc ta the Beis ‘BAN LAYOUT Inatarge Hand x ht soldi woud march abreast ‘Tea cabur pany (2 Ne Bo fe another ertenson eet or Ka Mo 80) the standra and marching Tordcs nearly the Quvons elt and the regmental eclour and are flanked By a Quad of honour, stancing to Please note layouts can alter according to countryand bandmastr. 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TRIMMING. outa inom fas tthe pa hoacare weap 2 3) GLUEING. su toate Tyseond§ mi Eos 54mm For Collectors lector and miftary enthusiast P These fiquews are fully rounced 123 come to expect. The latest figu arer Circa 1787 een meticulously researched and cares in @ kt containing three mouids ings and standard pele are casted separately rom the main figure and @ casting is complete, ‘The horse is also fast in two sections and 's assemied (oa August has a large Yange of movics in 54mm ‘domain the wealth of deta and precision that the inths senes is a mounted Prussian Curassor standart i tquee has ord, pital itached her Eurassiers were some ofthe rest impressive troops In the Prussian Army in the age of Frederick the Great ey wore classed as "Heavy Cavalry” and were u He ne In all there were twelve Curassier regiments af ie ling and one "Garda eu Corps" regiment ach win ils ovn distinctive standards and ‘egimontal colours. The Prince August Kt contains panting instructions tor all 13 Curassier regiments, and a sheet of primed standards. There is also the spacial standard ole for ine “Garde cu Corps so that a mount Stancard bearer trom every Cuirassier regiment ‘ire Pruss.an army can be casted trom one kit a atraction ofthe cost of a similarly tnely Gelaied ready-made model crush enemy cavalry and peice the KIT 413-Non Military Page 22. Chess Sets OUST oer) FI t 4 e F i ° i 9 £ BH i 2 iPage 24. 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