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Reminiscent of toys of the late 60's, Toymax does it again with the Metal Molder Die-Cast Factory. Small vials of pre-measured metal "shot" are melted and poured into molds to make such things as motorcycles, wizards, robots, and jewelry.
The back of the boxes show numerous extra molds that can be purchased separately though I don't believe they ever sold any of these. To the best of my knowledge my collection below includes every Metal Molder kit ever sold. Update (11/2006): I've now seen two molds I don't have! Done in light blue rubber they were of a turtle & sea horse and a starfish & seashell, likely extra molds for the Precious Metals kit. I didn't win the auction for these molds (sigh).
Other casting toys in my collection include
Formex 7 by Emenee,
Magic Memory and Plasticast by Rapco, and
Master Caster by Mattel.
Plaster Casting Sets for monsters, dinosaurs, your own hand... are available at Amazon.com
First, in the pink and blue box is the original Metal Molder. It came with molds to make a wizard, a motorcycle, a dragon, and a skull. Item 80001 dated 1996.
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| This is the newer Metal Molder. It came with molds to make a robot, a baseball mitt, a pair of boxing gloves, and a skull. Item 80001 dated 1998. | |||
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| This is the jewelry making Precious Metals kit. Unlike the metal molder I have only seen this kit packaged in one way. It came with molds to make a number of pendants: lady bug, butterfly, sunface, and two part best friends heart. Item 80071 dated 1997. | |||
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| Here are all three machines with their molds and some accessories. | |||
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| This kit comes with two molds, four vials of metal shot, four working chassis', and ten gems. Item 80103 dated 1996. | This kit comes with two molds, four vials of metal shot, four plastic stands, and ten gems. Item 80104 dated 1996. |
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| This kit comes with two molds, four vials of metal shot, four plastic chassis', and ten gems. Item 80111 dated 1997. | This kit comes with two molds, four vials of metal shot, four plastic accessories, and ten gems. Item 80112 dated 1997. |
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| This kit comes with two molds, four vials of metal shot, four plastic stands, and ten gems. Item 80113 dated 1997. | This kit comes with two molds, four vials of metal shot, four plastic stands, and ten gems. Item 80114 dated 1997. |
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| This kit comes with four permanent markers, two sheets of sandpaper, two polishing pads, a magnifying glass, 20 gems, and six plastic accessories. Item number 80061, dated 1997. | This kit comes with two molds, label sheet, four motorcyclists, 16 plastic accessories, five vials of metal shot, and a detailing work station complete with magnifying glass. Item 80026 dated 1998. |
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| This kit comes with two molds, label sheet, four truck chassis, five vials of metal shot, and a detailing work station complete with magnifying glass. Item 80027 dated 1998. | This kit comes with two molds, label sheet, four racer chassis, five vials of metal shot, and a detailing work station complete with magnifying glass. Item 80028 dated 1998. |
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| This kit comes with two double sided molds, four vials of metal shot, two display stands, and two snap-on necklace holders. Item 80017 dated 1997. | This kit comes with two double sided molds, four vials of metal shot, a collector coin holder, and two snap-on necklace holders. Item 80016 dated 1997. |
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| Metal Molder Refill Kit. Ten vials of metal plus mold release powder. Item number 80051 dated 1996. | Metal Molder Refill Kit. Ten vials of metal plus mold release powder. Item number 80051 dated 1998. | Precious Metals Refill Kit. Ten vials of metal plus mold release powder. Item number 80077 dated 1997. |
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Molded items from both metal molders (top row), the precious metals (bottom row) and the Jurassic Park sets. |
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| Name: | Metal Molder Die-Cast Factory |
| Manufacturer: | Toymax |
| Vintage: | 1996-1998 |
| Obtained: | Items came from local WalMart and Toys-R-Us, and a few from eBay |
| Other Links: | Metal Molder Instructions - Page 1 (150kb jpg) Virtual Toy Chest Metal Molder page. Plaster Casting sets at Amazon.com
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Last Modified: December 7, 2006
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