tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59514526139080201502024-03-13T04:12:32.332+00:00Prince August NewsThe Toy Soldier Factory is based in County Cork, Ireland. This blog has all the latest information on hobby events we attend in Ireland and the UK and latest news on the hobby. We manufacture rubber moulds that allow you to cast in metal all sorts of miniatures, including Chess Sets, Historical and Fantasy Wargaming figures in 25mm, 28mm, 40mm and 54mm scale.PrinceAugusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00062823561089977633noreply@blogger.comBlogger181125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-78907443762920375212018-11-29T17:25:00.003+00:002018-11-29T17:25:46.665+00:00New Christmas Decorations moulds for Xmas 2018.
Moon Angel PA1931
Prince August has released three more rubber moulds that allow you to cast Christmas Decorations. Each mould has one figure, some with non-identical details on both sides. You can cast between three and four per 125 gram metal bar. Some have bases and can free stand but Moon Angel does not. All have hoops that allow ribbons or string to hang them up around your home.
Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-20930243538470775232018-09-12T14:16:00.003+01:002018-09-12T14:16:50.532+01:00New Halloween moulds released include Vampires, Skeletons, Werewolves and the Frankenstein Monster
New Halloween Monster Moulds
Halloween is fast approaching and while that may be a scary thought you still have time to cast and paint up some frighteningly evil decorations. Prince August has created a classic monster head series that include the Vampire/Pirate Skeleton mould and the Werewolf/Frankenstein Monster mould.
These moulds can be cast hundreds of times and are easy to make and Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-22879535089642516142018-08-29T15:24:00.003+01:002018-08-29T15:24:24.297+01:00New Fairy moulds | Castable 60mm flat fairy moulds in three varieties.
New Fairy moulds
Prince August has released in September 2018 three new fairy moulds to cater to hobby casting enthusiasts that prefer non military themed moulds. These are 60mm approximately in scale and are flat figures. Unlike the previous fairy mould, these are not fridge magnets and they have a small base on which they can stand. There is no assembly required after casting. There is Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-58682682613756316242018-07-03T17:03:00.004+01:002018-07-03T17:03:49.868+01:00Seven Years War Austrian Cuirassier moulds released July 2018
Seven Years War Austrian Cuirassiers moulds
Prince August has expanded beyond foot and cannon moulds for their historical Seven Years War series of 40mm scale semi-flat rubber moulds. Now they have added cavalry. These are Austrian Cuirassier cavalry. The horse is cast separately and you can add riders of your choice to that casting to create four different troops, including the Officer, Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-32170928342498434292018-06-26T10:54:00.000+01:002018-06-26T10:54:12.877+01:00Mithril June '18 releases | Watcher at Cirith Ungol & Easterling king
MZ644 Watcher at Cirith Ungol
Mithril Miniatures has released two more 32mm scale metal miniatures in June 2018. The first one is the Watcher at Cirith Ungol, part of a pair of ancient immobile sentries that guard the gate to that dread fortress. Through sheer force of will these sentient entities prevent enemies passing between them. Tolkien desribed them as seated figures, three Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-84449596844365327752018-05-23T15:28:00.004+01:002018-05-23T15:28:36.716+01:00New Mithril Miniatures release in May 2018. Gimli and Legolas in a boat.
MZ645 Lorien boat with Gimli™ and Legolas™
Mithril Miniatures has released a new vignette at the end of May 2018. This piece has many parts and consists of a Lorien boat, a display base, equipment and supplies, Gimli the Dwarf and Legolas the Elf. It depicts a segment in the Fellowship's journey to destroy the One Ring, after they stopped off at Lothlorien for respite. They Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-69108467819263710272018-03-16T14:02:00.003+00:002018-03-16T14:02:34.124+00:00New Release | Half-orc Hornist Fellowship figure
Half-orc Hornist MZ646
This figure was the winning idea from May 2017. This figure had some production issues at the beginning so there was a delay in releasing it, as it was due for release in Jan or February. Mithril finally released it in March 2018. There are 100 made. No assembly is required and the figure is not primed.
The Half-orc was one of two main forces available to Saruman during Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-66091471972688323362018-03-08T14:55:00.002+00:002018-03-08T14:56:29.875+00:00Fantastic Bundle Deal for Easter 2018
Easter Bundle Deal
Prince August has released two more Easter Decoration moulds in March 2018. These extend the range that already has four Easter moulds, bringing the new total to six. These are extremely easy to cast with and there is a video available here to demonstrate that clearly.
To make it easier for new collectors of these moulds or new customers to hobby casting itself, Prince Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-35812521925576857642018-01-29T16:53:00.003+00:002018-01-29T16:53:35.643+00:00January 2018 Releases: Treebeard and Azog 32mm metal figures.Mithril Miniatures has started the year 2018 off with two more exciting figures that won previous fellowship voting months. The first is Treebeard™ at Isengard™. Treebeard is a well known Ent, tree like that are guardians of several Middle-earth forests. They are rare and Saruman's minions are destroying Fangorn Forest for his war production. Treebeard and other Ents finally attack and destroy Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-38061680527993183512017-12-12T16:46:00.001+00:002017-12-12T16:48:26.754+00:002017 Christmas Release | Christmas Children MouldMaking your own decorations is a cherished tradition in many homes. The difference with Prince August is that you can make metal decorations which are long lasting heirlooms. Just cast the figures from our mould as many times as you wish, depending on how much metal you wish to use, and prime and paint them. Alternatively you can simply polish them or antique finish them with some black gloss Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-44547889050783798782017-12-12T13:27:00.004+00:002017-12-12T13:27:26.938+00:00
Prince Imrahil comes from the principality of Gondor called Dol Amroth. He lead an army of seven hundred men of Belfalas to the aid of Minas Tirith, Gondor's capital city, to resist the invading armies of Mordor and their Corsair allies. His forces were the only Gondorian cavalry at that battle. Imrahil was known as a great warrior at both the battles at the Pelennor field and before thePrince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-9019474235486730012017-12-01T14:47:00.003+00:002017-12-01T14:47:45.426+00:00Mithril December 2017 releases: Aragorn at the Black Gate & Galadriel of terrible aspect.
Mithril Miniatures has released two more 32mm scale metal miniatures at the start of December 2017. The first is a Gold Status Fellowship winning idea from June 2016 that has suffered delays for the last couple of months. It depicts Aragorn at the Black gate of Mordor. Aragorn lead an army to the gate to challenge Sauron directly in order to distract his gaze from Mount Doom so that PrinceAugusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00062823561089977633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-83659963344327613762017-11-20T14:23:00.003+00:002017-11-20T14:25:55.419+00:00Spanish Armada 1588 Chess moulds | November 2017 Release.
Prince August has released in November 2017 chess moulds that allow you to cast the English and Spanish sides for the Spanish Armada 1588.
The Spanish Armada was sent up the English channel by their King, Philip II, to bring his army from Flanders over to England to depose the current Queen, Elizabeth I.
The English had different ideas and knew that they had to prevent the landing ofPrince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-58240640237850243802017-11-02T16:32:00.003+00:002017-11-02T17:05:06.103+00:00November 2017 releases: Frodo and the mirror of Galadriel and Gildor Inglorion in robes.
Frodo and the mirror of Galadriel MZ641
This was January's winning idea and shows Frodo, during his visit to Lothlorien, looking into the mirror of Galadriel. Such a mirror has magically powers to show the past, present and future. He saw Aragorn battle the Corsairs and also saw Sauron's unceasing search for the One Ring.
Gildor Inglorion in robes.
This was December 2016's winning idea andPrince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-87429348503502442542017-11-02T15:51:00.002+00:002017-11-02T15:51:38.419+00:00Aragorn and the Palantir remade for November 2017.
Mithril has remade the special Gold Status Fellowship figure that we originally released way back in 2005. The updated one has the exact same pose but is created using our new 3D processes in terms of design and creating the master. The figure is still 32mm scale. It does require assembly and is not primed, unlike the original.
The figure is Aragorn as he holds up the Palantir, a kind of seeingPrince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-53485719486246960032017-09-22T15:43:00.000+01:002017-09-22T15:43:21.882+01:00September Mithril Fellowship Releases: Isengard Waymark Pillar and Elven Cartographer.Mithril Miniatures has released two more 32mm scale metal miniatures that were winning ideas in our Fellowship club. These won September and November 2016 final voting rounds.
The Isengard Waymark pillar is an unusual architectural piece but has precedent as Mithril has released other pieces like the 'Doorway - The Chamber of Mazarbul' before. This pillar has a hand pointing towards the tower of Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-11601253326449965542017-08-30T12:45:00.001+01:002017-08-30T12:45:22.828+01:00New Mithril Releases: 'Elfhelm mounted' and 'Deadman of Dunharrow'Mithril is moving ahead to release a stream of new miniatures to catch up on the Fellowship club backlog of winning ideas over the last few years. The delay is largely due to the teething problems of converting over to a new production and design method. The learning curve was steeper than we realised. However that is in the past and we are now able to release two figures per month.
The first Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-29142577286412363842017-08-02T12:54:00.002+01:002017-08-02T12:54:26.826+01:00NEW RELEASE: Seven Years War Artillery moulds in August 2017
Prince August Seven Years War Artillery moulds
Prince August has released three new products this August. Previously they released infantry moulds for nations Prussia, Russian, France and Austria (including Hungarian forces) and now for the first time they have supplemented those moulds with artillery moulds. These new moulds include a cannon (2 moulds) and four crewmen (two per mould). The PrinceAugusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00062823561089977633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-41939593109583110962017-07-25T12:08:00.002+01:002017-07-25T12:08:33.653+01:00Three new Mithril Miniatures LOTR Summer 2017 releases
MZ634 Easterling Shaman - May 2016 Winning idea
MZ636 Thror with the Arkenstone - July 2016 Winning idea.
MZ637 Bombur at The Battle of Five Armies - August 2016 Winning idea.
Mithril Miniatures has released three new 32mm scale metal figures in July 2017. This is the third release this year. These are from the Fellowship club winners from about a year ago.
Bombur is a well knownPrinceAugusthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00062823561089977633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-53205637488467987662017-04-01T00:00:00.000+01:002017-04-01T00:14:37.509+01:00World Leader 40mm Series - President Donald Trump figure on Kickstarter
Prince August is proud to announce a brand new venture in 2017. We are seeking your interest in a World Leader series of moulds. These will be 40mm scale and cast fully rounded metal figures of famous modern world leaders.
The most famous leader at present is the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, so we will start with him. The figure will be in a standingPrince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-74869645361612745212017-02-28T12:09:00.001+00:002017-02-28T12:10:21.208+00:00February Mithril releases | Tobold Hornblower, Snow-Troll and Orophin figures
MZ624 Tobold Hornblower
Mithril Miniatures released three more MZ figures at the end of February 2017. These are digitally designed minis that were cast in metal and primed or undercoated with grey primer paint. These figures are 32mm scale. The first one is MZ624, Tobold Hornblower, the Hobbit that was credited with cultivating pipeweed. This figure was the winning idea way back in May 2015 Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-62709841659369168542017-02-10T15:03:00.001+00:002017-02-10T15:06:27.725+00:00'The Prince and I' article by Scott Dummitt.
Prince August Moulds and myself go back a long ways. I was
18 years old when I got my first set so we’re talking 43 years ago. I even
remember my first mould; it was an 18th Century Musketeer figure
standing shooting. Believe it or not I still have it in my box of moulds. I
thought I would approach this subject as the days of buying a couple of dozen
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Prince August has just started a large sale on many products today (Jan 17th), including reducing some moulds to just 1 Euro (exc. tax). However stock is very limited so first come first served. We have put the stock numbers up on the sale too, so you can see what is available per sale item.
Also Prince August has reintroduced our Lucky Dip Mould bags. Each bag contains five random moulds. Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-28472223705362171802017-01-11T13:35:00.002+00:002017-01-11T13:35:36.357+00:00Mithril Miniature MZ630 Duinhir Painting Competition. Entries to be submitted by Feb 16th.
Mithril Miniatures wants to invite you to paint our latest MZ figure, Duinhir of Morthond, and tell us how you did it, and as a reward the best entry gets five free releases (figures that are released after closing date).
The conditions are pretty simple:
No digital text of any kind including watermarks.
No digital backgrounds, if you put a background in, make it a real one.
No other Prince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951452613908020150.post-77528478857500800802017-01-05T12:53:00.001+00:002017-01-05T12:57:22.325+00:00MZ630 Duinhir of Morthond - FIRST 3D designed Mithril Miniature released in 2017.
This is stage two of a two part transition from traditionally clay sculpting figures to fully 3D digitally designing and printing master figures. Finally, after a year of frustrating delays, we are able to start producing the new type of miniature. The figures available for sale are still cast in metal, but their master figures have been completely produced using the new techniques for thePrince August webmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11792019935974753825noreply@blogger.com0