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Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 05:55 AM UTC
I would like to know if anybody knows if and where I can find articles on making your own bricks for rubble?
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Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 06:03 AM UTC
We have one here by Keith Magee. It's in the Digital Diorama's section under Features/Sections menu.

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Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 06:17 AM UTC
Thank you Sir! :-)
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Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 02:33 PM UTC
This was what I've been looking for...

But one question; what is Plaster of Paris? Is it a special kind of plaster, or just a brand?

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Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 06:12 PM UTC
Plaster of Paris is a kind of plaster with very fine "grain". It is the kind used for art stuff...
and small repairs at home also.
You should find it easily in hobby stores ! In France, I even found some at my local supermarket. :-)
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Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 06:42 PM UTC
some model railroad shops sell dental plaster :-)
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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2002 - 02:48 PM UTC
Aren't there any preshaped latex / rubber products on the market that can help us make plaster bricks ?
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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2002 - 06:00 PM UTC
Hi,

If you have a Toy's and Rus near you they have sets to make buildings in plaster - each set brings the molds, plaster (some colors - concrete, bricks) sometimes some wood and card doors.

Someone give one to my son and I have helped him and saw the molds and the plaster are fine.

Here Hirst Arts you can find a lot of diferent molds.
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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2002 - 11:30 PM UTC

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If you have a Toy's and Rus near you...



José,
Sorry this was too funny! Do you mean a ToysRUs? (it's trying to be "toys are us" in a cute way).

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Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 12:53 AM UTC

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José,
Sorry this was too funny! Do you mean a ToysRUs? (it's trying to be "toys are us" in a cute way).



Thanks Jim.

I was not shure about the writing, because here we read the name as I have writen it.

The brand of those sets is BRIXMIX.

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Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 10:34 AM UTC
Thanks I'll see if I can find some the next time my little brother wants to go there.

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Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 05:43 PM UTC

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Here Hirst Arts you can find a lot of diferent molds.



Do you know what scale the molds are ?? They look pretty cool to me.
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