<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Help with info on this rare 40k figure"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/69.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Help with info on this rare 40k figure
But this one is gold. I can't find any information about a gold cast version of this figure. I did find an image of one on Google, but the link goes elsewhere.

Does anybody know anything about it? It is definitely a gold metal and not painted (although I did paint the model myself later...).]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801411.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801411.page GMT Help with info on this rare 40k figure
Have you got a pic?

Edit: There's something vaguely familiar sounding about a gold special edition something . . . but I wasn't in the hobby until '94-95ish.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801417.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801417.page GMT Help with info on this rare 40k figure http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801428.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801428.page GMT Help with info on this rare 40k figure AFAIK GW have only ever done two minis plated in precious metals that weren't just one offs (every store at the time got one each to do with as they wished). A silver plated Emperor's Champion for the 25th anniversary of GW and the gold plated White Dwarf on shield (held aloft by Bugman and Gotrek) for White Dwarf's 30th.

Suspect this is a recast from someone who is also a jeweller or something. The CCM Wiki notes there being a gold plated Eldar Avatar given out as a prize, but nothing of the figure you describe OP. Nothing appears on Solegends either. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801437.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801437.page GMT Re:Help with info on this rare 40k figure
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Gold when cast is while not shiney and has a very different tone to brass. Which looks like what most people would say was a gold colour.
Odd the mini loosm brass maybe but that tab certainly looks gold like.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801450.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801450.page GMT Re:Help with info on this rare 40k figure
Ice_can wrote:
I remember some of the metal mini's being almost brass colour for a small phase back then as they moved from lead to eventualy white metal.


I certainly remember some of my older metals having that sort of colour of mould release, which stained the model a bit. Maybe this guy was covered in it. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801456.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801456.page GMT Help with info on this rare 40k figure
As you can see, that gold really does shine. Is recasting common? It seems a lot of effort for little gain. Also it is up to the standard of other figures of the time, surely a recast would have tells.

Maybe I won't get to the bottom of this one. It's a nice thing to have anyway!

Edit to add screenshot from Google search]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801466.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801466.page GMT Re:Help with info on this rare 40k figure
Just need a very accurate scale, and a very accurate liquid measuring cup...

Or compare its weight to one that's clearly not gold, it'd be a few grams heavier if it was.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801519.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801519.page GMT Help with info on this rare 40k figure http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801538.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801538.page GMT Help with info on this rare 40k figure
Rufio1980 wrote:
Is recasting common?


Has been for a few decades.

Quality varies between the obvious fakes with poor/soft details to things that you can't tell the difference.
And that's referring to metal models.

Now days? With all the resin & 3d printing? Pfft. There's Russians & Chinese making a living doing it. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801546.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10801546.page GMT Help with info on this rare 40k figure ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10802279.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10802279.page GMT Help with info on this rare 40k figure
Moriarty wrote:
Bismuth was one of a number of experimental additiveS to try and reduce metal costs, back in the day. Though the uniform colour?


they also used it in "lead free" waterfowl shotgun shells.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10802348.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10802348.page GMT Help with info on this rare 40k figure
Usually a combination of three metals were used in metal miniature production. Tin for hardness, lead for detail, antimony was for 'flow control' to get the molten metal where you wanted it.

Bismuth behaves much in the same way as lead but isn't an accumulative toxin in the same way and isn't quite as dense.

That said, the GW early attempts at lead-free simply upped the tin-content (Ral Partha also did it ) that resulted in Castings that were very clean, but very hard - and the 'ting' of shrapnel flying all over the shop when people were assembling them.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10804113.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10804113.page GMT Help with info on this rare 40k figure http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10804118.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10804118.page GMT Help with info on this rare 40k figure
A.T. wrote:
Do also try scratching the surface off - old superglue will yellow into that colour.


On that note, spray on varnish can also discolour like that, although why someone would varnish a mini before painting is beyond me.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10804171.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/788497/10804171.page GMT