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Post by skunkape on Dec 3, 2013 15:28:41 GMT
That's some great looking terrain!
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paladin
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Post by paladin on Dec 3, 2013 23:51:21 GMT
Ah, well, @drathir, I cannot held responsible for any earthquakes or explosions caused by mixing plaster with milk, of course. Use at your own risk. I would just take milk instead of water, so, the same amount. I have no information about the used recipees with exact measurement of ingredients, sorry. You have to experiment. I suppose, oil/glue/milk is binding the plaster particles, making it more stone-like.
I added a drop or two of dish soap to the cleaning water for my brush, because the Styrofoam piece is very slick, and I use new Acrylics (more on the cheaper side, made in China ...), which I mistrust. I remembered to wash plastic soldiers in dish soap water before painting them (getting rid of oils and human finger fat etc. ...), the paint would stick much better on the surface. I felt during painting the Styropor, that the surface got indeed a bit sticky before completely dried. So maybe it helps to avoid 'decoloring' over time (by touching/rubbing etc.) - because: I have no protection layer like varnish, would have to buy some varnish without aggressive solvents.
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Post by paladin on Dec 4, 2013 0:09:53 GMT
Thank you, skunkape! ... I have just painted the test tiles today. I am a bit surprised, how fine and subtle the plaster surface really is, would work very well for smaller scales like 10 mm. I for myself want to play with 1/72 (25 mm) scale on those tiles, so I get a bit more space out of them. Maybe I will make the inside of the temple piece also playable. Pics will be ready in a few days, I guess. So, people, I can recommend cheap plaster (mixed with milk) for modelling surfaces (or objects) ... beware the weight gain though.
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