Hirst Molds - Update
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RolandOfGilead
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I just ordered mine too..
I just ordered the fieldstone (#70) floor and walls set..
good luck with your set.. email me and keep in contact if you want so we can keep each other abreast of progress...?
I just ordered the fieldstone (#70) floor and walls set..
good luck with your set.. email me and keep in contact if you want so we can keep each other abreast of progress...?
pogre
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I've used the Hirst art molds for a long time - around three years or so. I ordered from him when he had a grand total of three molds.
My number one piece of advice is to use dental plaster. It is absolutely worth it.
Number two, buy a food dehydrator to dry bricks.
Number three, just keep casting bricks for a few days before you start building - it can get frustrating to dive right in when you do not have enough bricks.
Number four, I use tacky glue and I like it a lot.
Number five, I use linoleum tile as a base for most of my projects and glue felt to the bottom of this.
I have a few pictures of things I have built with my hirst arts molds in my story hour. The current episode has a sewer I made from Hirst blocks and a few other things.
Good luck, and let us know how it goes!
My number one piece of advice is to use dental plaster. It is absolutely worth it.
Number two, buy a food dehydrator to dry bricks.
Number three, just keep casting bricks for a few days before you start building - it can get frustrating to dive right in when you do not have enough bricks.
Number four, I use tacky glue and I like it a lot.
Number five, I use linoleum tile as a base for most of my projects and glue felt to the bottom of this.
I have a few pictures of things I have built with my hirst arts molds in my story hour. The current episode has a sewer I made from Hirst blocks and a few other things.
Good luck, and let us know how it goes!
Bagpuss
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Yeah I bought some dental plaster but the stuff I have seems to set really quick.
I have to scrap it within 3 mins and by about 11 mins its hard enough to pop from the mold. Still it means I can rapidly recycle the molds for more castings, unfortunately it means I can only fill one mold at a time, as by the time I've filled the first one the plaster has got too thick to bang the bubbles out.
So far I've done a doorway, corridor, small room and a corner, and three walls of a Gothic Church.
I have to scrap it within 3 mins and by about 11 mins its hard enough to pop from the mold. Still it means I can rapidly recycle the molds for more castings, unfortunately it means I can only fill one mold at a time, as by the time I've filled the first one the plaster has got too thick to bang the bubbles out.
So far I've done a doorway, corridor, small room and a corner, and three walls of a Gothic Church.
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