NWCanuck
Tip&Ring
Well I have put it off long enough. I needed a mountain in the corner of my layout for a coal mine. I have put off building this mountain because I was intimidated by the whole process and I wanted it to look right. I wasn't sure how do it so I have been watching Joe Fugates video on rock cuts over and over where he uses patching plaster and Portland cement. I made the basic shape out of rigid foam in 1 inch pieces hot glued together. I tried the patching plaster mix, but found it took way too long to dry.
I figured I would try regular Plaster of Paris mixed with a little black tempra paint to help reveal the detail (so please ignore the different colours, I will paint the rock later) in full strength smeared thick with a 1" putty knife. This stuff sets very quickly but does not cure right away which makes it perfect for carving it with a Paint scraper. I used the sharp pointy end of the scraper. Yeah it is a little extra work and you will find yourself starting to feel like Andy Dufresne in "The Shawshank Redemption" but I think it looks pretty good. Please let me know what you think.
I figured I would try regular Plaster of Paris mixed with a little black tempra paint to help reveal the detail (so please ignore the different colours, I will paint the rock later) in full strength smeared thick with a 1" putty knife. This stuff sets very quickly but does not cure right away which makes it perfect for carving it with a Paint scraper. I used the sharp pointy end of the scraper. Yeah it is a little extra work and you will find yourself starting to feel like Andy Dufresne in "The Shawshank Redemption" but I think it looks pretty good. Please let me know what you think.