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2011/12/28 05:48:47
Subject: Scenery Moulds
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Screaming Shining Spear
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So looking at buying a few moulds to make some scenery here at home and was wondering where you guys had gotten yours. It seems that Hirst Arts is the place to go, but I'm a cheap skate so if you guys have cheaper suggestions I'd totally look into them =D Didn't seem to find much on eBay =(
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2011/12/29 01:04:13
Subject: Scenery Moulds
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard
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Not much out there in cast-it-yourself but Hirstarts.
They seem expensive, but if you follow the instructions, they will give you hundreds of casts (that's mostly what you are paying for - unlimited reproduction rights).
I have some Noch Rockmoulds that I use, but otherwise, for building ruins, I use sandcasting.
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I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
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2011/12/29 01:56:39
Subject: Re:Scenery Moulds
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Screaming Shining Spear
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THanks for the response, is Sandcasting a brand or a technique?
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2011/12/29 06:41:22
Subject: Scenery Moulds
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Anti-Armour Swiss Guard
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It's a technique.
Wet sand. You carve into it the shapes you want (it's pretty much useful only for basic shapes. Ruined walls, domes, etc). Easier to show than explain. You basically make a negative for your cast to fill out.
Once done, you pour your casting agent (like plaster, hydrostone/hydrocal) into it, leave it and let it set.
It's even pre-textured due to the sand. It got shown to me back in the late 80s.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2011/12/29 06:43:39
I'm OVER 50 (and so far over everyone's BS, too).
Old enough to know better, young enough to not give a ****.
That is not dead which can eternal lie ...
... and yet, with strange aeons, even death may die.
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2011/12/29 08:00:16
Subject: Re:Scenery Moulds
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Screaming Shining Spear
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Well then I guess I gotta get a time machine or go to YouTube and find out, huh?  Thanks, I'll definitely look into it!
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3500 (1500 painting, using Lizardmen models) http://imgur.com/a/Y28Fw#0
3000 Points of Heralds of Arcadia (Space Marines) |
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2011/12/29 17:56:36
Subject: Scenery Moulds
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Sneaky Striking Scorpion
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Go to a model train shop. The woodland senics line has lots of rock and wall molds for use with plaster or hydrocal.
I think MicroMark still carries them too if you don't have a model train shop close by.
This site is also a good place to start: http://www.terragenesis.co.uk/
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