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Post by BG. Foster on Aug 10, 2012 7:26:33 GMT -5
Has any one used the Hirst Art molds? I was considering getting them to do the buildings for my gaming table but they seem a little expensive for me to use only a few times.
So are they worth it? Or does someone have a set they want to lend me?
Foster
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Post by Machine Gun Kelly on Aug 13, 2012 1:56:29 GMT -5
I´ve just bought myself some but haven´t tried them yet.
But my friend whom I co bought with has tried out his and is very satisfied. Just make sure to buy real plaster.
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Post by BG. Foster on Aug 13, 2012 2:01:14 GMT -5
What do you mean by 'real' plaster?
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Post by Machine Gun Kelly on Aug 13, 2012 2:06:39 GMT -5
Not the kind you buy in toy shops, but rather dental plaster. Check out hirsts hints and tips to get a better description.
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Post by magot on Aug 13, 2012 16:44:43 GMT -5
they are worth the money
do you have a specific line in mind?
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Post by BG. Foster on Aug 13, 2012 17:12:02 GMT -5
The gothic ruin stuff
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Post by magot on Aug 14, 2012 11:25:34 GMT -5
the thing is I do like the molds very much, but I always think of them in a fantasy world.
they are too carved out of a rock, if you got me, In the future with all the enhanced techniques to build huge sky high Gothic structures I see a different material, less chiseled out.
so are the worth the money? yes it is a very good and solid product.
would you use it in a 40K setting? no, for the above reason.
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Post by Machine Gun Kelly on Sept 2, 2012 6:32:46 GMT -5
Now I have ben doing some casting by my self and come to some conclutions.
1. It will take some castings until you get a hang on not getting any air bubbles.
2. Each casting takes 0.5 hours. + 1 day to dry out properly.
3. Watching plaster dry, is utterly boring.
4. If you need lots and lots of one thing (Like the floor tiles I use) it is going to take some time until you amass everything you need.
5. The end result look good.
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Post by BG. Foster on Sept 2, 2012 6:35:04 GMT -5
Thanks for the info MGK, now send me your molds so I don't have to buy some, lol. Do you have some photo's of the final product?
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Post by Adkenpachi on Sept 2, 2012 6:59:53 GMT -5
What kit are you using? I imagine the moulds will get bigger over time when you reproduce more stock.
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Post by dcrabb on Oct 10, 2012 16:44:54 GMT -5
I have used a lot of Hirst Arts molds. There was a guy in England that sold kits (multiple molds) of pieces to make the stuff on the Hirst Arts project pages. Here are some examples of how my terrain turned out:  IMGP3430 by Doug Crabb, on Flickr  IMGP3427 by Doug Crabb, on Flickr  IMGP3426 by Doug Crabb, on Flickr |
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Post by Adkenpachi on Oct 11, 2012 3:06:04 GMT -5
Very nice results
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Post by BG. Foster on Oct 11, 2012 3:39:29 GMT -5
Yeah I like them too. Can't afford the molds though.
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