Easy Metal Casting - Plastic to Pewter Sogmaster Figure + DIY Decals

Here's how I made a metal version of a vintage Sogmaster figure, complete with DIY color decals!
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Hahaha! Glad y'all liked the little Captain Crunch placements. :) I originally wanted to play it up like a big versus situation, with the end being Captain Crunch having a metal version of himself made, to match Sogmaster's new capabilities. Something like that. But the video was over 20 minutes so I was like "This is good."

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Thanks so much, Alpaca! My "Steady Craftin" income currently comes from KZbin Ad revenue, Amazon Affiliate revenue, and (more recently) Patreon. Between those three, it's actually a nice income - just not enough to cover all of our bills/insurance/etc. Patreon in particular is in place to help mostly with an upcoming animated series, which will require some money to actually pull off. The other thing is figure releases (like the Free-Range Chicken). That actually provides a nice income - we do make a profit, after subtracting all the materials expense - but things like that take more time than all the rest of it. Also, I don't want people to get tired of situations where we release only a certain amount (that's as much as we can do on our own) and they sell out. :/ But, Lord willing, I'll keep at it in hopes of just the videos alone carrying us to a more comfortable place, income-wise. Thanks again!

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Thank you so much, my friend! Same to you and your family, from the Crafsfam! :)

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Glad someone liked that! :D I felt like a comedy writer all of a sudden when I came up with that. LOL! :)

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HAHAHA! :D So happy you enjoyed that, Patrick! Glad you were able to contain your bran! ;)

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HAHAHA! Glad you didn't all-the-way choke on that pistachio, Wendy!

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:) This is very encouraging! Thanks, Devon!

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Thanks so much for watching. And yeah, man, that Sogmaster design was a great one for this, with all the details. Just right for a metal cast.

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So glad you enjoy my videos! Thank you for the encouraging words.

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I forgot to include the business plan for SOME! "Phase one: Bring back audio cassettes." ;) Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

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Happy you liked it, Jennifer! :D

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I still have that little toy too. I don't have Cap'n, but I still have the little robot. Sad that even cereal and cracker jacks don't even have toys in them anymore. Giving you a thumbs up just for the trip back to the 80's.

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I appreciate your craftsmanship and detail orientated approach to preparation. You display several habits of the happy artist, including enthusiasm, a sense of humor, joy in work that is inherently fun. When it comes to tools and materials, I agree that the cheapest tool is often the right option. I love your videos and would like to see more molding and casting- and puppets.

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Hahaha! :) Thanks, as always, Carlos! Glad you enjoyed that bit.

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[@therealdeadpen]

I use to have a Soggie back in the day. He was glow in the dark, It would be nice to see a new casting of one of them and glowing bright with the new tech they have out there now.