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Originally posted by D'karr
That is really cool. The work you've put into the buildings looks great.

Thanks!

How long did it take to assemble and paint?

Hmmm, not positive - building it took a couple of evenings - I already had most of the blocks cast. Doors took another night to mold and paint. Painting the building was 90 minutes or so.

Overall, how hard was it to build?

If you can build a Hirst Arts building you can build this - it is not that difficult.

How many molds did it require? Which ones?

I used a bunch of different molds, but it could really be built with just two:
The Dragon's Inn
Circular Tower

From start to finish (casting to building) how long did it take to construct?

Wow! Hard to say. The casting would take a long time if done specifically for the project. I would guestimate you're talking about 18-20 castings (more if you are just using the two molds I mentioned) - That's going to be the big time eater. Construction can be accomplished in a couple of evenings work. Painting went fairly quickly - around an hour and a half. I made the doors and painted them in another evening.

What material did you use for the casting and how durable is it?

I use Die-Keen green high impact dental plaster. It is very durable and great to cast with. It's durability is comparable to the resin used in master maze. Once I started using it I gave all the building I have made out of plaster of paris away to friends. It runs about $65.00 for 50 lbs. That's a lot of blocks and it is worth every penny.

Have you found a good way to store these after they are built? That is my main concern with these buildings.

I do have an advantage there, we game over at a friend's (hwoolsey on here). I put a group of large merchandise drawers in there and all of my buildings and dungeon pieces go in it. I store the pieces in a box segmented with cardboard dividers. I pad the dividers with a thin lair of foam or polystyrene.

Obviously, you know about the Hirst Arts Site , but I'll share this link with others.

Another site you might check out for a bit of inspiration is Skow's Medieval terrain. He has not updated for a long time, but his stuff is really cool.