What to sculpt buildings with? (1 Viewer)

[ssorc1]

Anyone have any tips on what material to use to sculpt a building? Like the JG Miniatures, or K&C items. If I wanted to create a stockade, or a bombed out building, breastworks or a terrain, what is the best material? Are all the basic materials still useful, like Sculpy etc.? Do you use a framework underneath? I want the diorama to be light enough so materials like plaster wouldn't do. Obviously it has to set quickly, be light enough, but also give you the ability to sculpt detail. Anyone know? I'd appreciate the help.
Cheers, ssorc1

 

[fishead19690]

Why not try useing pink or blue insulation foam? If your looking for something heavier to be like a K&C type of plaster type of thing how about sheet rock? Keep the paper on to cut the shape of the building then wet the paper to remove it and sculpt in your detail but if you want light, foam would be the wayto go.

 

[trooper]

For buildings try artboard, for terrain look to the model railway books as guidance to use papier mache and chicken wire. For planking use ice lolly sticks along with wooden toothpicks and matches. For rubble use cat litter or broken up polystyrene tiles. For road surfaces, cobbles and sidewalks use embossed plasticard. Miniart and Plusmodels both do a variety of doors, windows, guttering, shutters, street lamps, fences, furniture and other household items which you will find useful. Verlinden also does various furniture items.

 

[ssorc1]

Thanks for the tips. All great. there's a guy on Youtube called the Kamloopian who does tutorials as well on terrain and buildings. Interesting viewing. Cheers.

 

[theBaron]

You could try luan plywood, too. That's the very thin plywood, 3/16th of an inch, and you can use spackle on it. You can lay out your basic wall shapes, and cut it with a jigsaw, but even with a utility knife.

Prost!
Brad

 

[trooper]

Also recommend you get "Model Buildings Masterclass" by Porter, published by Windrow and Greene, and "Terrain Modelling" and "Advanced Terrain Modelling" both by Windrow and published by Osprey. All three are packed with useful information.