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I have cleaned up and soldered Supergirl’s cape that was cast in a yellow brass a few days ago. I used my larger Smith acetylene-air torch that gives me 13,000 BTU to heat the two pieces, and fortunately this was sufficient to get the piece locally hot enough (760 C) for my bronze solder to […]
Folks, I changed my website name to Bronze Treasures. This is so that I can remain consistent with my new Etsy shop name that I will soon set up. Besides, I’m making more than just figures, now. Keep posted for some Work-In-Progress updates for my bronze Super Cat, a new bronze ring in white and […]
I’ve started work on my bronze cast of Supergirl. The biggest feature to cast is her cape. I am going to have to cut it in half so that it will fit inside my largest 5×7 inch casting flask, but even so it will be a tricky fit. I try to leave about a half […]
I have two super cats assembled. One is looking forward and one is looking to the side. The head, cape, and body were soldered together in one session but this didn’t really work too well. The parts tended to fall apart during soldering and caused difficulty. I should have used binding wire to hold the […]
Hi folks. I’m beginning to work on a curiosity known as Streaky, Supergirl’s pet cat. I’ve made silicone rubber moulds of the cat and put it in wax and just recently cast the parts. In the process I discovered that the cat is a little awkward to cast as a complete item as it would […]
VistaPrint sent me an email for a single day 50% off sale. As my 30 inch by 72 inch banners that I had ordered earlier this year are actually too big for many displays, I took the opportunity to make two smaller 20 inch by 32 inch banners. These banners will still fit on my […]
I did a little more work on my Girls und Panzer model. I used a liver of sulfur patina to darken the tank turret and I soldered the girls onto the tank using a low temperature silver bearing solder. I colored the girl’s uniforms on one set with Ceramitation cold enamel. The other I left […]
I applied cold enamel onto Link’s tunic to add some color to the casting. This has worked out quite well.
I have made a model of Link, from the Legend of Zelda, and a super deformed version of Sailor Moon. These are both small enough to cast whole. I want some small items on hand that I can produce quickly and easily at a fairly nominal cost. Link is 8.8 cm tall and when cast […]
Otafest 2016, my first significant anime craft show, was a success. I met many wonderful people and had a fine opportunity to show and sell my work.
