2 pounds of bismuth 99.99% have been ordered and should arrive by Friday!
Looking through my old equipment I find I still have an unused hotplate and ladle for pewter casting. WHile I wont be able to play in the controlled environment I wanted too, I have enough materials and tools to get started, and produce a few pieces of my own to take photos of.

I have about 120 pounds of soap to make this weekend, I will start playing with bismuth when I am done with that.