Where did it all begin for you ?

[MasterCaster]

Brad (The Baron):

Sorry to say that Bert Dunken, Founder of the Dunken Company, is no longer with us. He passed about 5 years ago. His sweet wife Peggy passed a few years later.
Bert was a great guy and would help anyone he could.
I would like to think that I am keeping up his tradition. The Dunken Company has been doing this for over 50 years.
I will answer any questions about old (vintage) metal casting molds (I have hundreds in my collection).
I can also answer questions about vulcanized rubber casting molds.

Rich

 

[smudger1960]

my interest began probably about 1967 or around that time when I was given some airfix HO/OO soilder boxed sets,they were I believe the Japanese infantry and the US marines,from that point on all xmas and birthday presents together with pocket money went on these little men,to this day I am still fascinated by them,and I have so many happy childhood memories of them,it continued onto most things airfix,planes and ships.
I had a break in my late teenage years as you do,when you go from models to women,picked the hobby up again in the early 80s again with historex kits,then I discovered oil paints and the beautiful Napoleonic kits available,then went into dioramas but found space being a problem after building them,then went back to larger figures once my oil painting had improved,that was about 1988,ive now been painting 31 years on mostly figures and busts and im a dedeicated oils man,i think the term practice makes good,im still learning to this day with oils and what a great medium it is for miniature painting.
Not forgetting all the people ive met on my painting journey,some I class as very good friends today.
if it hadn't been for those little men,i doubt I would have taken this hobby path.