[Jewelry making - Article 00099] - Re: [Orchid] Miniatures silver human figures

[K. David Woolley]

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>     Railroad hobby store, plastic figures, cast them

    I agree that this works quite well. I've seen them cast and added to
    a variety of pins and brooches (and even for chess pieces that had
    uniform bases) when Bridgette Clavette was doing a series with them
    (head of the Metals department at NBCCD -- school I studied at). 

    72 pieces, unpainted (note HO scale == 1:87... Approx. 1.9cm (0.75")
    in height): 

    http://tinyurl.com/yp7rcd 

    versus 6 pieces painted: 

    http://tinyurl.com/28fw9j 

    It'd worked with plastic, then when you are happy with the piece
    cast it (or have it cast). Although you can't really pin (drill a
    hole and glue a small piece of steel wire) the piece in these cases,
    they also won't be taking much abuse before you cat them and then
    they'll stick together just fine (being a solid piece of metal is
    good that way). 

    Glues used in plastic craft: 

    http://tinyurl.com/yvhntg 

    I am not sure how any of these puddies would burn out, but 2 part
    epoxy burns out fine: 

    http://tinyurl.com/2fb3k2 

    Misc sampling of people figures: 

    http://tinyurl.com/2fbq5q
    http://tinyurl.com/2xap79
    http://tinyurl.com/ywt5pp
    http://tinyurl.com/2a9xkc
    http://tinyurl.com/2cfvqv
    http://tinyurl.com/yp4sj8
    http://tinyurl.com/2ffehm
    http://tinyurl.com/2z3w5p

    Common Scales: 

    Dollhouse Scale 1"=1' (1:12)
    G Scale Modelling 3/8"=1' (1:22)
    Half Scale Modelling 1/2"=1' (1:25)
    O Scale Modelling 1/4"=1' (1:48)
    HO Scale Modelling 1/8"=1' (1:87) 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HO_scale)
    N Scale Modelling 1/16"=1' (1:160) 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_scale)

    "In Scale" is the relationship between the size of two items. In
    model railroading, it is generally expressed as a ratio. 

    For example: HO scale is 1:87, that is one inch on the model to 87
    inches in the real world. 

    http://tinyurl.com/2a9xkc

Best of luck,
K. David Woolley
Fredericton, NB
Diversiform Metal Art & Jewellery
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