Updated the Hirst Arts Projects page with three terrain pieces completed several years ago but just recently photographed.
1 - Bell Tower using standard plans from the Hirst site.
2- Small Tower using the Turret Mold.
3- Space Marine Drop Pod built using the Gothic accessory molds. I like to think of it as a flying crypt.
If you’ve ever wanted to try out the Hirst molds system without having to invest in molds and plaster, or if you’re already a plaster junky and want to hang out with like minded hobbyists, come on out to the Hirst Seminar at Adepticon 2008. The Hirst Arts Seminar page has all details about what, where and how.
Picked up the new Ruined Fieldstone mold from Hirst Arts at Gen Con. After a week of casting, I finally have enough bricks to start building. The most interesting parts on this mold are the 2.5 inch arch and the pillar pieces. The arches use a new 3D connection point - makes the arch much easier to glue & keeps the bricks at the proper angle. The ruined stones are interesting, but I’ve been able to ruin fieldstone with a bit of work. Cleverly, the ruin pieces stack on each other to create intact bricks. The only downside to the mold is the number of casts needed to complete a project - each size of brick has only one socket on the mold.
After building a “ruined” set of arches, it dawned on me that the structure is not all that ruined. What’s missing is any sort of ruin along the height of the walls. The fourth pic is an attempt to build the ruins vertically. Aside from a bit of sanding, the bricks also work well as worn or damaged spaces in a wall.
What a weekend! Thanks to everyone who came out for the Hirst Arts seminars, it was great to meet you all & encouraging to have both sessions sell out. The con was well stocked with vendor, I had an opportunity to talk with the folks from Blue Table and Battle Wagon Bits, and to do some shopping with Gale Force 9.
Finally, the 40K Championships on Sunday were a pleasure to run. Thanks to all the staff that helped pull off this effort. The event sold out (180 tickets), and ran with about 160 players after all the “I can’t feel my hands from rolling dice all week end” drop outs.
Only 364 days until Adepticon 2008.
