I'm bent on creating some Osgiliath-themed terrain for the Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game (from Games-Workshop). I heard about Hirst Arts on a
couple of sites, and after doing some research here, I've decided that HA molds would be most economical way to build what I want, not to mention most fun
(I'm probably not the only one here who used to love Lego), most effective, and most simple. I have six molds in mind: Gothic Dungeon Accessories Mold
#41, Gothic Dungeon Builder #45, Bridge Mold #53, Turret Mold #61, Roman Temple Mold #62, Octagon Tower Mold #63. I plan to purchase just one, (to try them
out) the gothic dungeon builder, before going hog-wild with the rest of them.
But I'd like to know how large the pilliars are in the ruined tower mold before choosing which molds to get. Gondor's (a nation in the Lord of the Rings) architecture involves a whole ton of pillars, so I want to make sure I have some good ones. I'll be sanding whichever pillars I get down so that they're round and smooth, so the designs on the ruined mold/the flutes on the roman mold don't matter to me at all. The size, however, does. If they're the same size, I'll probably end up getting the ruined tower mold over the roman temple mold, as it has so much more inside it. But if the pillars included are spindly things, I'll be getting the roman temple mold, since good pillars are much more important to me than round towers. I'm not able to tell just by the pictures (and the measurement isn't given), so could someone with the mold tell me how wide they are? Thanks.
I plan to use plaster of paris for the molding. Since I'm making a ruined city, and sanding off most of the detail anyway, I don't think it will be a problem. It costs about 1/3rd of the price of Merlin's Magic (when you factor in shipping), not to mention the reduced hassle. But since this is for tabletop wargames... do you think durability will be an issue? If so, would you recommend dental plaster?
My third question is, what do you think the advantage of HA molds is, over something like carving with polystyrene? Price, simplicity, fun, detail? Why should I get these instead of carving up some scrap insulation foam?
But I'd like to know how large the pilliars are in the ruined tower mold before choosing which molds to get. Gondor's (a nation in the Lord of the Rings) architecture involves a whole ton of pillars, so I want to make sure I have some good ones. I'll be sanding whichever pillars I get down so that they're round and smooth, so the designs on the ruined mold/the flutes on the roman mold don't matter to me at all. The size, however, does. If they're the same size, I'll probably end up getting the ruined tower mold over the roman temple mold, as it has so much more inside it. But if the pillars included are spindly things, I'll be getting the roman temple mold, since good pillars are much more important to me than round towers. I'm not able to tell just by the pictures (and the measurement isn't given), so could someone with the mold tell me how wide they are? Thanks.
I plan to use plaster of paris for the molding. Since I'm making a ruined city, and sanding off most of the detail anyway, I don't think it will be a problem. It costs about 1/3rd of the price of Merlin's Magic (when you factor in shipping), not to mention the reduced hassle. But since this is for tabletop wargames... do you think durability will be an issue? If so, would you recommend dental plaster?
My third question is, what do you think the advantage of HA molds is, over something like carving with polystyrene? Price, simplicity, fun, detail? Why should I get these instead of carving up some scrap insulation foam?
