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11-07-2007 
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Castings

This little guy is solid bronze, he's a retired Goblin Mischief Supervisor, hence the rather smug contented look.
Cast bronze using the lost wax method.
Solid bronze, baby Western Dragon.
These days this species is confined to the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, in Australia.
His unfurled wings are paper thin, (a testament to the skill of the Foundrymen at Crawford Castings in south Strathfield, Sydney NSW.)
 
'Beware of Goblins bearing gifts'.
Stainless steel, lost wax method, appro 150 mm high.
Mother Wyvern with male and female baby dragons.
All cast in bronze using the 'lost wax method'.
This is a side 'mug shot' of the Water Goblin shown on the Home page.
You can just see the right hand side of the face of an Elven Priestess directly behind him.
Mt. Rankin bush Elf. He sits approximatley 250 mm high.
Lost wax process, using Silicon Bronze.
 
Hard to get a good shot of these little guys, they disappear in a flash!
 
Cast iron Rams head, fresh from the foundry.
It's been fixed in this external location for approx four months, so the patina has changed somewhat, (natural rust).
Cast iron, using the lost wax process. The size is approx 250 mm h x 230 mm w x 130 mm deep.
The price of this Rams head is $625.00 Australian.

Goblin 'Mischief Supervisor's' hat detail.
Water Goblin toes.

Bronze Elven Priestess

 

Goblin Treasure Che st. 250 mm long x 125 mm wide x 125 mm high. Silicon bronze, 'lost wax' method. This piece I created just working in Victory Brown wax, creating 3mm sheet wax and 'stiching' the piece together, and of course many hours of decoration.
As above but open. I wonder what's insde?
 
A pair of Western Brown Wyverns. Each approx 500 mm high. I caught these two on the top of Mt Rankin north west of Bathurst NSW, you can see the ute door on the right. They were so engrossed in thier argument they did'nt see me coming and as we all know if you can catch a dragon unawares and eyeball them, then they must do your bidding until you see fit to release them. They seldom get phased about such a situation because they're pretty tricky creatures and you can never control them for long.
 
An adolesant 'Tablelands Brown' Dragon. As an adolesant this one would be around one hundred and twenty years old. This species usually live to an average age of around six hundred years. You can see he is 'taking water', they absorb water through their skin up to the age of about two hundred years old, after that they dont actually 'take water' ever again. They obtain all the hydration they need form their food intake, but that's another story.
Afew of the 'boys' chewing the fat. These fellas are so full of mischief, serious practical jokers. They would never hurt you on purpose but just be carefull if you ever happen upon a group of them whilst walking through the forest. What would you call a 'group' of Goblins?
Water Goblin Tattoo. I think he's got the word 'Mum' tattooed on his right forearm!