Cobblestone streets in 1/35.

[Guest]

Andy the kit stop in Birkenhead do casting plaster at a very reasonable price.

scott

[Guest]

thanks scott, i got some off colin the other day but was not amused by the price,found a place in liverpool called perc arts and crafts that i can get some more from a lot cheaper.

[Guest]

Comrades,

Yesterday I went to the store and got split peas, a whole $0.99 for a pound. I made a little sample piece on a card and I am very impressed with the outcome. I glued them flat side down, painted them varying shades of grey, let it dry, then filled the spaces with tile grout. I will take pics tomorrow, as well as make a new thread of my diorama progress.

Thanks again for all the tips and I wish you all a very happy and pleasant weekend.

-Chris.

[Guest]

i have received the silicone moulds from hong kong and have tried using them, i am quite happy with them all though they will require some work to fit together properly. usiing plaster of paris at the moment but they break quite easily so i am searching for alternatives.

2 different styles of cobbles

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[Guest]

I have about 6 sheets of these 1:35 cobblestones, all I know is they are made from resin, but there not in packets so I dont know who makes them, I do however remember I got them from Ebay.The plan was to make casts from them as they have great detail.

[Ian M]

They look pretty good. I see that Mini-Art are also soon to release a set of European cobbled street. They look good as well and have that nice fan shaped pattern often seen in the older parts of Europe.

Ian M

[Guest]

Some cake shops sell wood effect, brick and cobbled stone impression mats. I picked up a wood and brick effect from my local cake shop in Wycombe. Was about £9 but it can work on plaster, paint etc. Measures about 3"x7"

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[geegad]

have a look at my dio su-100 did it with split peas

[Guest]

Nit-picking pedant here... The word "cobble" comes from geology, meaning a rock roughly between 3" to 9" across rounded by being transported in a fast flowing stream or river. It is smaller than a boulder and larger than a pebble. A "set" is a manufactured square or oblong block around A6 paper size used for roads etc. In Aberdeen granite sets are common (AKA "cassies"). Paving Expert - AJ McCormack and Son - Setts, Cubes and Cobbles

So now you know.

[Guest]

Try Slaters Plastikcard, they do embossed plastikcard sheets with brick, cobbles and roof tiled patterns, they come in different sizes and colours and don`t cost the earth..

https://slatersplastikard.com/plastikard/embossed.php

Tom