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Did I mention I'm on a very limited budget? hahaha
Go Cheap... As a Scot by heritage I spell that “W I S E”…
You mention you had plaster of Paris - pour your rock molds and then place them in a plastic bag and give them a few good smacks with the hammer or against a hard surface. Instant rubble.
Make the Plaster of Paris a little drier and form it into a flats square/rectangle approximately ¼ thick. With a knife or pencil scribe on a brick pattern or rock pattern or wanted pattern you choose. Again let dry – SMASH – instant brick/rock rubble.
Go hunting --- Walk around the campus or town with a few plastic sandwich bags and collect dirt and small rocks in street curb gutters - great for ground work or to add to your building debris.
With the exception of a $7 can of Durhams Water Putty (you can use Plaster - though Water Putty is stronger) and Paint, none of the material used for these buildings was purchased. Even the wood (framing and roof) was collected from gift packages or cabinet shop trash dumpsters. The stain glass window is a plastic box from a calculator I purchased for my daughter. Find a local custom cabinet shop and see if they will let you have their scraps... they throw out stuff you and I normally would have to purchase.
Check out the great articles in the Diorama Feature Section here Armorama on building walls, debris etc.
Godd Luck,
John
www.johnneill.com
