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The flexible foam, rubber, and Sculptamold rocks are now set on our Canadian Canyons N scale layout! Kent Johnson now shows you how to blend these bits using liquid pigment washes and subtle drybrushing techniques. And to keep the progress rolling, David Popp jumps in to show you a fast, cost-effective way to model more mountain terrain using Scultpamold rock castings.
okay, somebody help me out. I distinctly remember an episode here on MRVP where they added acrylic craft paint directly to the hydrocal mix to make pre-colored rock. I cannot find it now, can someone point me in the right direction?
Excellent article on ROCKS. Learned alot. Thanks
Well done, Kent!
Excellent presentation Kent and David. Along with what you demonstrated on the Olympia, it makes these rocks really come to life and I like the way mine turned out. Really adds a new dimension to a scene. Keep it up!
You’ve got me thinking about using some Cripplebush rock faces on my layout. They turned out very nicely. As far as coloring the rocks, I have used some brush cleaning processes to color rock faces. As long as the colors aren’t unnatural, you really can’t mess this up and even if you do, it’s simple enough to paint over and then start over!
Robert Carlson, the problem with Sculptamold is it takes much longer for it to set-up than Plaster. David would have had to hold the mold on the scene for 20-30 minutes; or, so, before the sculptamold would be as stiff as you’d like. Rock faces are so random, who’s to say you won’t see “Globs” in a naturally formed “Rock Face”?
Nice techniques Kent to color rocks Kent and an interesting method for applying rock castings onto a preformed surface David. BTW Kent brustles is in Europe.
Like the way this is working out, Kent. And who says old dogs can’t learn new tricks in coloring rocks. David, I think I’d let the Sculptamold dry just a bit longer before removing it; think that would cut down on some of the “globs” and make them more like rocks.