Any interest in diorama stuff?
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 1:31 pm
Well, I plan on one day maybe having an online store of my own, until then I'll use an Ebay store. Just to... test the waters.
Will there be any interest in diorama stuff? Kinda like what Build-a-rama offers, but more stuff?
Here's a brief rundown of examples of stuff I will offer: plaster cast stone walls, statues, pots, wells, short brick walls, large brick walls, stone walls, ruble, dragons teeth, and lots of other small building related stuff cast in plaster.
Plaster will hold up very good, however, only for small diorama items. I've tried, and it's a pain in the butt to cast large buildings. The buildings cast in plaster are heavy and fragile! My buildings will continue to be made from foam. Light weight, one of a kind, and durable. But you will see smaller items such as brick walls cast in plaster. Foam walls have a tendency to blow over, not a problem with plaster. I will also cast them in dark grey, so if you chip one on accident, you will not notice it (Plaster of paris is normally white). Also, smaller items like walls cast in plaster, are strong! I have not come across cracking and breaking problems yet.
I'll cast a large selection of other items in resin. Like: carts, wagons, buckets, water spouts, ect... That will be available later on.
Thinking of offering all my plaster stuff in unpainted and painted forms. So if you want to save some money, you can buy it in grey and paint it yourself. I'll probably have tutorials too, free of course. I'm going to keep my prices as cheap as I can! I want to keep everything affordable.
And lets not over look other scales, I will make 1/32 and 35th buildings as well. Those are small enough to be replicated in plaster. I'll sell those in unpainted kits, as well as painted and assembled. Not to mention, I'll also have lots of diorama items in those scales too!
I'll also do some stuff in 1/6. Stuff like dragons teeth, ruble, stone walls, ect.
What would you guys think? Any of you into diorama stuff? If you have ideas on stuff to offer, send them to: flyboyfx@gmail.com with, "Diorama Ideas" as the title, pictures are welcomed.
Will there be any interest in diorama stuff? Kinda like what Build-a-rama offers, but more stuff?
Here's a brief rundown of examples of stuff I will offer: plaster cast stone walls, statues, pots, wells, short brick walls, large brick walls, stone walls, ruble, dragons teeth, and lots of other small building related stuff cast in plaster.
Plaster will hold up very good, however, only for small diorama items. I've tried, and it's a pain in the butt to cast large buildings. The buildings cast in plaster are heavy and fragile! My buildings will continue to be made from foam. Light weight, one of a kind, and durable. But you will see smaller items such as brick walls cast in plaster. Foam walls have a tendency to blow over, not a problem with plaster. I will also cast them in dark grey, so if you chip one on accident, you will not notice it (Plaster of paris is normally white). Also, smaller items like walls cast in plaster, are strong! I have not come across cracking and breaking problems yet.
I'll cast a large selection of other items in resin. Like: carts, wagons, buckets, water spouts, ect... That will be available later on.
Thinking of offering all my plaster stuff in unpainted and painted forms. So if you want to save some money, you can buy it in grey and paint it yourself. I'll probably have tutorials too, free of course. I'm going to keep my prices as cheap as I can! I want to keep everything affordable.
And lets not over look other scales, I will make 1/32 and 35th buildings as well. Those are small enough to be replicated in plaster. I'll sell those in unpainted kits, as well as painted and assembled. Not to mention, I'll also have lots of diorama items in those scales too!
I'll also do some stuff in 1/6. Stuff like dragons teeth, ruble, stone walls, ect.
What would you guys think? Any of you into diorama stuff? If you have ideas on stuff to offer, send them to: flyboyfx@gmail.com with, "Diorama Ideas" as the title, pictures are welcomed.
To clarify, meant blow over from wind. My large houses do not have this problem, just little individual wall sections. 