Bronze Forgotten Prisoner ...Info???

Mcdee · April 27, 2011, 12:44:48 AM

I just picked this up off of Ebay and was wondering if any of you guys know anything about it?
I've never seen it before ...It's solid Bronze...

Any info on it's history would be Great!!!
Mcdee

monsterphile · April 27, 2011, 01:46:26 AM

Nope, but it's cool.

Rob

empty13 · April 27, 2011, 02:01:34 AM

mcdee - bronze paint or bronze bronze?

Mcdee · April 27, 2011, 10:03:48 AM

Solid Bronze...the metal...I saw it on ebay, won it and it's just been posted to me, so it's not in my hands yet...The seller said he got it off of a guy who had it for years but that's all he knows about it

.So I'm on the hunt for its' origin.
He says it weighs about 3lbs, but I'll get an accurate reading when it arrives...
The guy I bought it from is from Crown Point, Indiana, United States...
Mcdee

empty13 · April 27, 2011, 04:54:37 PM

... wow... now u need all 12 other aurora models in bronze, to complete yer set.

nemesis1 · April 28, 2011, 12:32:41 AM

It would be nice if it were the prototype made before the actual run of plastic, who knows?

Scatter · April 28, 2011, 01:04:55 AM

Man, that is WICKED!! The only thing I know about it is..........I WANT IT.

FACTO2 · April 28, 2011, 01:08:01 AM

This is interesting. I've never heard of a bronze version of this being made. From the photo, it looks like someone just painted it with bronze paint. I guess it all depends on how much it weighs. Please give us more info once you receive it.

Scatter · April 28, 2011, 01:15:43 AM

Well, if it's metal that will be easy enough to determine. I'm pretty anxious to find out about it myself.

Scatter · April 28, 2011, 01:19:25 AM

Well, the seller flatly states that it is indeed metal..........molded from the kit itself in bronze.

Wich2 · April 28, 2011, 01:54:17 AM

It could be a custom recast; I know a Captain Action collector who did that.

Mcdee · April 28, 2011, 02:16:22 AM

Quote from: FACTO2 on April 28, 2011, 01:08:01 AM
This is interesting. I've never heard of a bronze version of this being made. From the photo, it looks like someone just painted it with bronze paint. I guess it all depends on how much it weighs. Please give us more info once you receive it.

Me either John and I've been collecting these Auroras since the Sixties
The seller says it is Solid Bronze...Bidding has ended on this item.

Questions and answers about this item
Q: Dear Sir. Can you tell me if the model was painted or molded in bronze
A: molded, it is solid bronze. pure metal.

...as soon as I get it I'll weigh it and post results
Denis

Scatter · April 28, 2011, 02:27:57 AM

Geez, just take a spoon and rap it on the thing. "Ting!" means metal. "Thunk" means "rip-off".

Gillfan · April 28, 2011, 11:26:41 AM

I'm not a model maker, but I do know the molding process and manufacturing. One can't take a mold made for producing plastic models and simply fill it with molten bronze. You could do cold cast bronze, but the molds made for a plastic model would not withstand the rigors of molten metal casting.

I'm NOT saying that your piece isn't bronze, I'm saying it can't be from the original mold.

That said, they could have made a wax positive from the originals and then used the lost wax method to make yours, that would work.

I'm very eager to hear more once you receive it in hand!

Anton Phibes · April 28, 2011, 12:17:24 PM

didnt people used to cover baby shoes in bronze? Maybe its similar to that?