PRODUCTION OF STEEL MOLD

Length of Time

1:64 scale - 60 days

1:24 scale - 90 days

1:18 scale - 120 days

Upon our approval of the resin prototype, it is sent back to the factory where it is milled into steel blocks that create the mold.  It is very important that the mold be filed and polished by hand to remove any imperfections before precise replicas can be produced.  Below are images of the steel mold for producing the car's body. 

Below is a 1:24 scale steel mold of a chassis in its final stages of filing.  

Molds for the interior and engine plastic parts are produced from steel molds as well.  These molds are pictured below. 

Once all the pieces of the mold have been polished and are ready for use, it is time to produce the first die-cast replica.     

First Shot and Production of the Die-Cast Replicas