Anyone have any suggestions on where i can find a suitable material to make Jagged rocks? I need to find the more squared off type rocks since I want to build a fighting position in the Gloan heights in the 1973 war.

look outside on the ground!! thats where good dio rocks are

oh forgot

p.s. to make them jagged, hit them with a hammer or something...then take the chips from the rock you hit and spread them around

Try tree bark,
a good represention of the flatter rocks found out
in the western US.
Look for it on the ground, not ripping it of the living tree.
Look for the type that is in layers, painted up in earth tones,
looks good with an Indian (Native American) type figure on it.

wow grumpy, never thought of that one, i suppose you could use an entire piece of bark to represent a cliff face or something!

SED, you can also try this trick:
1. wad up some aluminum foil, but not TOO tightly
2. Smooth it slightly backout and past the edges to the inside of a cake or brownie pan(Tacky Glue works well)
3. Tint some plaster to the base color of your stone, & pour into this 'mold' to about 1/2" or2cm depth.
4. When thoroughly cured, peel the foil off- instant stone, and no two castings are ever the same.
5. If smaller rocks are needed, just (This is my favorite part...) slide your shhet into a Ziplock freezer bag & whack it with a Hammer. Don't get too carried away with this step- but if you do, just use it for rubble in your next urban Dio! :-) :-)
HTH

Nothing beats the natural stuff

You can also check out the railroad section in your local hobby shop. They usually have molds of rocks there.

Just mix up some plaster, pour and wait. Pop it out and paint it. Works good!!

As you can see in the following pics of my T-62...all if the rocks came from one mold...there is the one big one, and the the little ones you could use for rubble or whatever.





and just the rock

the real deal is usually best but if i cant find ones that suit my needs, i usually mix some plaster up in a cup or something wait till it dries and then smash some pieces off. you can get some nice jagged realistic edges with this.

The best rocks for dios are from the nature, outside on the ground you can faind, for free

Choice of rock is essential!!

I find granite chippings from a quarry to be just the right size for your generic "boulder" and also by it's nature granite has a fantastic texture that takes a drybrush really, really well.

Pleany of rock around here from Sedimentary (small round ones) to Shale (nice jagged ones)

You could use coal. The kind you use for the grill.
Just prime them first.

Scott,

Check out the the big cedar landscaping chips that have at Lowe's and Home Depot. A few of those stacked up and painted give the right scale suggestion of a cliff, IMHO.

If you are lucky, you can steal a couple or three out of a neighbor's flower bed. Old model railroading trick...

Shaun

Sometimes rocks from outside are great. But living in a flat country without any mountain or rocks, I have to make my rocks out of plaster.

If you are looking for some real convincing and great rock molds, look at Woodland Scenics. Also check out their rock colouring techniques.

But hey...sssht!
It's a secret, so don't tell any further

Paul

Check out this fantastic piece done by a member here.. Ronny Noben aka Roadkill... Its a climbing vignette.. The rock face is a piece of bark painted to look like rock... High

Dave

Dave, that is indeed an outstanding piece of 'rock'.
You really can't tell it's bark!

Paul

i have used polystyrene before, that you can shape with a hot wire cutter to get the look you want, or insulation foam blocks. Also ive used bark, stones from the garden, or you could try your local garden centre. Natural stuff is best tho.

Aaron