Casting A Mini Kit - Part 2

People do not understand that you do it not for money but for the love of crafting. I admire you Sir for job well done.

I think people who want "full" videos every two weeks can choose to watch them that way as long as you have them marked in parts. For myself, I love seeing a video every week!

A few other reasons to cast something like this miniature: 1) For customizing. A lot of people want to swap out heads, weapons, arms, etc on miniatures in order to make a specific look that might not be obtainable any other way, other than sculpting your own figure. Rather than cutting up a purchased miniature, they'll just cast for parts. 2) To fix broken parts. Similar to the first reason, but these minis often fall off in the floor, get stepped on, or have weak spots to begin with, so casting a second figure allows you to replace an arm or broken pulse rifle, etc. 3) Army building. If you buy 5 minis, and then cast all five at once, five times, you suddenly have a nice troop of figures. Though you can buy minis at local shops or online, there is such a thing as stores having limited stock on-hand. By the time you buy the minis, wait for the restock, pay for the shipping, etc, it's a pain in the ass. At least with casting things yourself, you don't have to sit by passively waiting around for the pandemic mail to arrive. Patience is a virtue, but a lot of people got to get on with getting on. lol Me, I can wait. I do like to customize things though, so recasting is a fun way to help out with that.

Yes, I know it's already 2 years old, but thank you for that video. It's good to see that there are other crazy guys out there, who are casting whole miniature kits. A lot of useful hints and inputs for improving my techniques. And I simple love the humorouse way you explain the stuff. Greetings from Austria!

One point I'd like to make about re-casting... you can make your own edits! I bet you could easily put two wax triangles on that space marine's helmet and give him cat ears. In fact, I'd love to see you "kit-bash" or edit a mini and make a clean reproduction of it!

Well I sculpt my own miniatures, and it absolutely makes economic sense for me to mold and cast my own miniatures even if it is just for my own use. And I wouldn't be able to do it even half as good as I can if not for your instructive videos Robert. So don't be discouraged by the nay sayers, it comes with the territory of having a successful YouTube channel. More power to you! Please keep making these videos!

One thing that people need to remember is that sometimes, this is the only way to get out-of-print miniatures. There are some oop metal minis that currently go for over a hundred dollars for one miniature. This is the case when I'd make a copy for playing with and keeping the metal one safe so it doesnt get damaged. Thank you for a great video! Keep up the great content!

I use Games Workshop preview pictures and replicate them to the best of my ability in 3D modeling software. Print out a copy for myself and paint it to the shelf. The original kits cost upwards of 30 bucks for a single model, some heroes with huge platforms/beasts will cost over 100. It might take me two months to replicate one (thought the last figure "only" took 3 days). Even at minimum wage I'm not turning in a profit by replicating them. But 1) It's fun, and it's practice. With every model you have a new set of problems to solve, and since I've only been doing this for two years, I'm still learning the software and the ins and outs of modeling. I take a new set of learned skills off from each model I make. 2) It does save me money. The 3D printer will churn out a model for 5 bucks, as opposed to the 100 bucks the kit costs. 3) No, it's not costing GW, because I was never going to buy the kits at the price point they offer the models at. At best I'd try to find them used on eBay. No loss of sales can be proven at any point. All things you pointed out at the end of the video (well it does sound like resin casting would actually be even more expensive at every point, unless you take a really expensive kit to replicate). But it's always fun to watch hobbyists and professionals at their craft.

Great video as always. It’s worth pointing out that sometimes companies stop making certain lines of figures from time to time. It’s great to be able to reproduce your favourite pieces when they’re no longer available.

Thank you, Mr. Tolone!

Hey everybody!!! Bob is doing this, all of this as a “TEACHING CHANNEL”. Did anyone get something out of this mold making and casting? If just one person learns something he didn’t know before Bob showed us this “Splash Mold” technique than it was worth his time and effort. I never heard of a “SPLASH MOLD” so yes I guess I’m the one! Who else learned something from this technique? Come on tell Bob what you think.

Cost is one thing but, it’s the education is priceless.

Love your videos Robert. I know the consensus is probably in favour of shorter videos but I really like it when you show the full process without speeding everything up. I’d love to have seen more footage of you cutting that mould for instance. I always learn something new from watching you so the more the merrier in my opinion.

Shaking scene is golden! 🤣

"Companies have learned that the best thing is a devoted group of fans who love their products" I wish GW can understand this soon :')

what a gem of a chanel

It also does make sense to mold pieces like this if it's from a line that's been discontinued.

50000! Congratulations!

I am rolling my eyes because you have to point out the cost vs buy! Some people just have to make bad comments! You are also teaching us how to recast things that can't be bought in bulk, like rare or expensive things! Thank you for the hard work. You are giving us all your knowledge so money is saved by us learning what mistakes not to make from your years of trial and error.

To reiterate my praise on the other video, your tutorials on mold making are immense. I'm currently making silicone molds and casting out of print miniatures/parts and I would never be able to do so without your educational content. Thank you again.