The return of the lead mini
- Thread starter ExploderWizard
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Keefe the Thief
Hero
Exactly. We have a winner.
And, of course, wash your hands after you´ve handled them. As everybody who handles lead knows you should do. Every child, adolescent and adult is going to do this, right?
Asmor
First Post
Wouldn't the paint serve as a protective coating, obviating the need for hand washing?
WhatGravitas
Explorer
If you paint and seal it properly (which you should do anyway) and it doesn't chip, I think yes.
It's a different thing while you're working with it, since that involves filing, sawing, cutting, producing lead dust.
Cheers, LT.
Asmor
First Post
Well, yeah, but generally speaking that's the sort of stuff which you tend not to eat while doing and wash your hands immediately after...
Or, at least, so it is for me. But then again, when I used to hang out at the Games Workshop store I saw people licking their paintbrushes all the time which just seemed gross, non-toxic paint or not.
ExploderWizard
Hero
This is why I wear surgical gloves when working with lead minis from the time they come out of the package until the priming is done. I use the gloves for the priming part of all metal minis. That way I can spray prime the suckers from underneath for a good even coat without spraypaintng my hand.
Silverblade The Ench
First Post
Hm, won't lea dminis be banned in Europe??
yes, lead is bad mojo *says a guy who's area was downwind/right next to a massive steelworks and associated pollution, and who has chronic health problems*, leand and mercury need utterly banned.
Read an interesting study few months ago, linking exposure to lead in car fumes, to lowered IQ, and another,IIRC, linking lead exposure to crime rates (probably from neurological damage?).
Anyway, the price of tin seems insane :/
love Reaper minis, awesome, and yeah their lizard men seem Large sized, I had to put them on 30mm bases, I found on Ebay.
http://www.silverblades-suitcase.com/minis/scaly/lizard_king1.jpg
yes, lead is bad mojo *says a guy who's area was downwind/right next to a massive steelworks and associated pollution, and who has chronic health problems*, leand and mercury need utterly banned.
Read an interesting study few months ago, linking exposure to lead in car fumes, to lowered IQ, and another,IIRC, linking lead exposure to crime rates (probably from neurological damage?).
Anyway, the price of tin seems insane :/
love Reaper minis, awesome, and yeah their lizard men seem Large sized, I had to put them on 30mm bases, I found on Ebay.
http://www.silverblades-suitcase.com/minis/scaly/lizard_king1.jpg
Doug Sundseth
First Post
1) Europe, while often willing to ban things on insufficient or non-existent data, never went down this particular dead end.
2) If you're interested in more information, you might want to take a look at this thread on the Reaper boards: http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=33261.
Short summary: Metallic lead = no particular problem.
2) If you're interested in more information, you might want to take a look at this thread on the Reaper boards: http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=33261.
Short summary: Metallic lead = no particular problem.
CountPopeula
First Post
The paint tastes awful, too, if you have some left on the brush. But it's the best way to get the bristles into a uniform shape.
I think the most important thing to remember not to do when painting lead minis is smoke. Odd, considering cigarettes themselves are harmful, but lead poses a greater risk if ingested, so... but yeah, as long as you're not eating the miniatures, lead shouldn't be a problem. Same as compact fluorescent lightbulbs, they contain mercury, but so long as you don't break them open and drink it, you'll be fine.
Scribble
First Post
drat.
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