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Anyone recall "Castlemaster", plaster mould making kit?
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<blockquote data-quote="Silverblade The Ench" data-source="post: 4287570" data-attributes="member: 19083"><p>I'm in UK, for reference.</p><p>Back when I was a kid in the 70s, there was a mould set sold for making castles, called CASTLEMASTERS .</p><p>I loved it! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> So, no wonder I got into D&D, lol.</p><p></p><p>It made a variety of blocks from plaster of paris (no other stuff available back then), typical block was 1" x 1/2" x 1/2", with a carved outer facing like fine dressed sandstone, <em>not </em> rough stone.</p><p>it also had gothic arch windows (small and large) , round tower sections, battlements etc.</p><p></p><p>Well today I was clearing stuff out and found the original instruction book, half of which was stuff about castles and illustrations, plus pics of the model castles, building techniques etc...sigh, nostalgia rush!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Alas, I think I threw the moulds out a few years ago in one of those "<em>I R supremely Dumb</em>" moments, gah!! </p><p></p><p>Been hunting around on the Net, but it seems the Castlemasters system has vanished without trace : /</p><p>Only reference to it I can find is this one, solitary, lonely page:</p><p><a href="http://www.castlemaster.de/" target="_blank">http://www.castlemaster.de/</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Anyone recall the stuff that I'm on about? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Been tempted to make scenery castles, and that stuff was <em>superb</em>, tad heavy as the blocks were solid, but modern materials like dental plaster? would be a lot stronger.</p><p></p><p></p><p>There was also another toy castle system when I was a kid, it was plastic though, similar to, but <em>not </em> Lego. back in 70s', came in a blue, hexagonal box, with an "olde worlde" wax seal fastener, but can't recall name of that stuff. </p><p>Plastic blocks like Lego, but made just for castles, with lots of features like portcullises, battlements etc. I recall it had pointed round tower roofs, and IIRC, lot better than current Lego castle stuff, so it shouldn't be <em>too </em> bad for RPing, I think.</p><p></p><p>last I ever saw that plastic toy castle system (it had various sizes) was back in the late 80's at the "Walrus and Carpenter". An amazing shop in Glasgow that sold retro toys (swear the owner had a TARDIS, as he had perfect, fresh toys 20+ years old,<em> still sealed</em>!! No idea how he got 'em, lol. Folk loved that shop).</p><p></p><p>I may scan the Castlemaster booklet, let you all see some of it, IMHO, it was fantastic for its time. Maybe find one or 2 moulds left if I hunt the deepest dungeons of my cupboards and survive some random encounters <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silverblade The Ench, post: 4287570, member: 19083"] I'm in UK, for reference. Back when I was a kid in the 70s, there was a mould set sold for making castles, called CASTLEMASTERS . I loved it! :) So, no wonder I got into D&D, lol. It made a variety of blocks from plaster of paris (no other stuff available back then), typical block was 1" x 1/2" x 1/2", with a carved outer facing like fine dressed sandstone, [I]not [/I] rough stone. it also had gothic arch windows (small and large) , round tower sections, battlements etc. Well today I was clearing stuff out and found the original instruction book, half of which was stuff about castles and illustrations, plus pics of the model castles, building techniques etc...sigh, nostalgia rush!! :) Alas, I think I threw the moulds out a few years ago in one of those "[I]I R supremely Dumb[/I]" moments, gah!! Been hunting around on the Net, but it seems the Castlemasters system has vanished without trace : / Only reference to it I can find is this one, solitary, lonely page: [url]http://www.castlemaster.de/[/url] Anyone recall the stuff that I'm on about? :) Been tempted to make scenery castles, and that stuff was [I]superb[/I], tad heavy as the blocks were solid, but modern materials like dental plaster? would be a lot stronger. There was also another toy castle system when I was a kid, it was plastic though, similar to, but [I]not [/I] Lego. back in 70s', came in a blue, hexagonal box, with an "olde worlde" wax seal fastener, but can't recall name of that stuff. Plastic blocks like Lego, but made just for castles, with lots of features like portcullises, battlements etc. I recall it had pointed round tower roofs, and IIRC, lot better than current Lego castle stuff, so it shouldn't be [I]too [/I] bad for RPing, I think. last I ever saw that plastic toy castle system (it had various sizes) was back in the late 80's at the "Walrus and Carpenter". An amazing shop in Glasgow that sold retro toys (swear the owner had a TARDIS, as he had perfect, fresh toys 20+ years old,[I] still sealed[/I]!! No idea how he got 'em, lol. Folk loved that shop). I may scan the Castlemaster booklet, let you all see some of it, IMHO, it was fantastic for its time. Maybe find one or 2 moulds left if I hunt the deepest dungeons of my cupboards and survive some random encounters :p [/QUOTE]
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