Home-cast figures were often made using molds from companies like: Prince August (Ireland) Crescent Comet Zinnfiguren (Germany) Hobbyists would pour molten lead or alloy into rubber or metal molds, then hand-paint the figures…solid home-cast, hand-painted. The figures are roughly 1/32 scale, which was standard for many home-cast molds. The Primary Era: 1930s–1970s…still a niche hobby… Continue reading “Remembering forward”
Month: Jan 2026
Monogram Merite 54mm kit #821-U.S. Camel Corps 1858
Historical Subject: The U.S. Camel Corps (1850s) The real Camel Corps was a short‑lived U.S. Army experiment in the 1850s, using camels for transport in the American Southwest. The kit depicts a trooper from that 1858 period…Monogram Merite 54mm kit #821-U.S. Camel Corps 1858-Originally issued in 1969
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