Harvey, I may have missed this in your posts, but what material is the original head badge made out of? I imagine it is may be of brass or bronze or alu minum alloy. I wonder if some jewelry-making craftsperson exists in your area who can help. I also seem to recall from childhood model railroadi ng investigations conducted at age eleven that, at least in the 1970s, p eople were casting small brass items at home using the "lost-wax" proces s. Isn't it unfortunate that lead is heavy, and toxic? It has that lovel y low melting point.... I believe that aluminum has a rather high meltin g point; it's not easy to generate sufficient heat with the type of faci lities individuals typically have readily at hand. I applaud you for aiming to reproduce the Hamel head badge, and encourag e you to see the project through. I wish I had more to offer than the ab ove and my encouragement. Do make more than one if possible; no doubt th ere is another badgeless Hamel somewhere. It's remarkable what gradually comes to light. I'm glad that it is apparently a cast piece--or am I making an assumptio n here? Some headbadges are incised sheet material, whether stamped or o therwise; some are enamelled flat sheet; some are a more hefty casting w ith a bit of texture.... It occurs to me that another option, albeit less satisfactory, would be to reproduce the graphic design of the badge as a transfer; this could b e used until the proper, metal headbadge is completed--that is, should t he process of recreating the headbadge become drawn out over time. At any rate, it is a noble effort. I hope others will be able to offer y ou more technical advice than I have been able to render. I hope my ques tion, above, about materials proves to be on-point as a basis for furthe r talk. Tom Ward Brooklyn, NY -- USA
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