My casting machine is back !!!

Oh joy of joys, my old faithful casting has been repaired and delivered today, after some 2 months, but what seems like an eternity. She is nearly 30 years old, Fine Art Casting Machinery, none of your new fancy hydraulic, digital equipment, a good old fashioned weights based centrifugal casting machine. They certainly don't make them like this any more, but she gave me 30 years service before needing a new motor and controller this year, probably because of damp in my garage.

She has been casting like a dream, she has obviously missed me and has given me some of the best casts in a long time. So lots of 18th century diversifications and new projects this weekend.
I have cast a couple of Austrian 20mm figures which Graham C gave me in PVA 3d print. They look lovely, and I cannot wait to paint them. Could be the start of a whole new scale. I have cast some 40mm dollies to allow me to convert some firing, loading and kneeling figures. And finally I converted a couple of old Willy style figures to play around with so I will hopefully also paint them. It will also give me the chance to complete a couple of regiments of 40mm figures which I had ran out of, including Grenadiers de France and some btn guns.  ...... Roll on the weekend, who cares if it rains !!