These are some pewter chess pieces made using draft board molds.
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Outstanding, and something new. Not sure I’ve seen anyone try this before. Clever work.
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Oh nice. I never considered using draftboard directly as a mold material.
The parts look awesome. You doing the whole set?
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Oh wow! That is fresh! Hmmm…what are the hurdles of getting into pewter melting?
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working on a set and a leather coverd board…taking a long time.. 
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Thanks for sharing this bit of inspiration. I hope you will share the completed board and set when you are finished.
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What?!?!
This is mind-blowingly cool.
Thank you for sharing. I want to see more!
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This is amazing! Thank you for sharing this new and creative way of making our ideas!!
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Awesome. Neat idea.
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Those look amazing! Must’ve been quite a bit of work to design those molds, but the result is fantastic. Thanks for sharing!
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What’s your plan for the two colors? Paint or an additive to make the pewter darker?
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It’s not an additive but brushing on or dipping into a solution of liver of sulfur will blacken pewter.
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The pieces are beautiful!
I love using “the wrong” material for something and having it turn out so well!
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What a cool look! Fantastic work!
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i’m going to try and paint them. anyone have ideas on the best paint?
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just need some pewter and a thing called a hot pot
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You might consider making the other side round instead of square on the bases, then do what @jamesdhatch suggests.
That will get you light and dark pieces that are easily identified by both color and shape.
I really love this project, you have to keep us up with progress! We’ve got time to wait 
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The best alloy (IMNSHO) is Britannia pewter. It goes back to the 1800s and used by the Sheffield pewter artisans. It looks and tools like silver.
But what’s more important is the lack of lead in the alloy. Most domestic shelters don’t use lead in their alloys but it’s a crapshoot with overseas producers. If your ingots tend to tarnish black, it’s got lead in its makeup. If you have questions about sourcing or whether it’s really lead free you should test using a lead testing kit.
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these are awesome, great work!!
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We always painted pewter miniatures with acrylic paints - anything that’s not labeled a student paint will likely do fine 
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