Kirin family's horns answered

[NekoDizzy]

I keep seeing you say that the reason the kirins are such a problem to make more is because you have a low supply of horns, especially the male. My question is, why is the supply such a problem? Just a random question xD thank you for your time 🙂

[Skeeterdeee]

In the thread about PYO unicorns, Melody explained the latest issue with getting some gold horns made:

“As far a I know we aren’t getting anywhere with the mold issue for pewter.

This is the epic story of the pewter horns:
We switched to a new pewter casting company because the old company gave us horn rot problems.

We found our old pewter molds, but they are not the kind that the new pewter company uses.

To re-make the molds, we need to make new “masters” for the horns because we can’t find them.

To make the masters again, we would need to make molds on the existing pewter horns.

If we remake the horns from existing pewter ones, we will have shrinkage, so the horns probably won’t fit.

To be continued…”
Here’s the original thread:
http://windstoneeditions.com/forum/when-will-pyo-unicorns-be-back
I hope that answers for you 🙂

[NekoDizzy]

Thanks, quite epic story, answers my question completely. Hope the whole issue will soon be resolve :/

[fatalbeauty]

wasn’t that about the male and female unicorns and not Ki-Rins?

4 things I'm looking for:
1. Mother Meerkat
2. production color Sitting Young Oriental dragons to be made in more colors besides VF, Brimstone would be awesome!
3. Female Griffin – Siamese with White
4. September Raffle Prize 2022 AHD Male Griffin

[Skeeterdeee]

(I think) it refers to anything that has gold horns: kirins, unicorns, laps, old warriors, etc.

[Melody]

Yes, it is a universal pewter problem for everything that gets pewter pieces. 😛

[Arlla]

…Don’t suppose there’s a chance of setting up your own little metal casting workshop in some corner of the factory?

"He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom."
-J R R Tolkien

[chrisherself]

They have 3d printers that can scan an object and reproduce it with a plastic composite.

I imagine the technology allows for minor adjustments in scale.

I also imagine it’s astronomically expensive….

But…. “WE CAN REBUILD HIM, WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY”

Heheh XD

[Kiya]

Silly question! (I’m just full of them!) Could you find a new new pewter company than can work with the old molds? I can’t imagine that the old pewter company (the one with horn rot), was the only pewter company to use that style of molds. Well, unless they patented that process.

Otherwise… if the horns are too small… just epoxy them in and paint over it! (Kidding, kdding!) 🙂

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