What's on your workbench?

[Zenbadger]

First shiny Prussian is finished. I bought a few of the Irregular FPW range originally but I didn't like them much, the STS are so much nicer.

[RMD]

Just trying to clean up some Oddzial Ozmy 15mm Cold War Polish infantry and am wondering what metal they're cast in... Unobtainium...? Duranium...? I'm assuming that they're made from melted-down penetrator rounds?

[grizzlymc]

They are apparently some bizarre alloy and if treated poorly can sort of disintegrate.

[valleyboy]

Nice Figures Buff

[Wg Cdr Luddite]

Just trying to clean up some Oddzial Ozmy 15mm Cold War Polish infantry and am wondering what metal they're cast in... Unobtainium...? Duranium...? I'm assuming that they're made from melted-down penetrator rounds?

I believe it's a zinc alloy akin to monkey metal.

[RMD]

Cheers guys. Zinc was my guess as well - it was a bit alarming when casting-runners simply snapped off instead of bending. I'm being VERY careful with the rifle-barrels...

Last time I encountered strange casting-metal was Thunderbolt Mountain Miniatures (remember them?). They did some exquisite mediaeval knights in tournament kit, but by god were they difficult to clean up! That was a much tougher metal than the OO figures.

[Paul]

Odzial Osmy Figures are an Aluminium/Zinc alloy as they say lead based alloys won't take the detail at the 'pico' scales.

[grizzlymc]

I'm surprised that Al/Zn is even stable. Get them cleaned with windex and undercoated with Humbrol Matt White.

[Peeler]

Wear a white oversuit & appropriate gas mask too, by the sounds of it.

[Paul]

You can't cut em but they will take filing and clipping well.