Snotnose

This trial knight was cast in a single shot, not the head and body separately. It has a great texture, as if the Green Knight had done a number on him. There are remnant sprues coming out of his nose and hands. The hand ones are pretty cool b/c they look like daggers. Sometimes mistakes can end up looking great!

Here’s a good overview of the entire casting process if you are interested….

This weekend we are going to try another pour with a new process, so hopefully they will come out nice and clean..

bronze castle knight

Bronze Age

After all the plaster is removed, the sprues are cut off and a hole is drilled in his helmet to receive the neck pin. Then the knight is polished and the hand drilled so he can hold a sword.

BANDSAW!!!!

Although this casting looks pretty good, you can see some places where the bronze has some pretty big divots.

engarde!

These small defects would be nothing compared to the next castings…

*Update* — well, except the request by voidshatter for more shiny + lens flare… πŸ™‚

shiny shiny

-John