"Resin Plaster" Topic

I came across this recently and it seemed quite cheap for limited run items.

What exactly is it? Is it strong enought to cast wargaming items with? I am only planning in making trenches and dug-in markers so shouln't be any thin parts or complex shapes (basically mounds with details).

Thanks

Resin plaster ?? If your talking about Hydrocal then yes it's very strong.

Not sure,

this stuff
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Not sure it is the same, but many years ago I read a model railroading article where the author 'accidentally' purchased some plaster for making scenery which contained a resin additive that reacted with water much as the plaster does – he described it as 'hard as concrete' and pretty reistant to regular modelling tools.

One trick that model railroaders use is to dip cheap paper hand towels into the soupy plaster mix and lay that into the mold. A couple of layers of that & you can stand on it.

It is difficult to say what the material is, the name is misleading. However, the description makes it seem like a high quality plaster, so if it does what it says, it should work.

It does sound like the "resin" is trying to brag on its casting quality, not anything to do with the ingredients – it looks like a high grade dental plaster to me, but that's no bad thing….

It is two part resin – Resin and hardener mixed with plaster or some sort of powdered filler. early cast your own chess sets used to use this mix.

The plaster is cheaper than pure resin and lighter.

There are also premium casting powders that have a resin base mixed in or even a polymer hardener mixed in with the powder.

I hope this is not too complicated.

See this link;
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Tony

I have used this for 6mm terrain.
It is just harder than normal plaster, nothing more, nothing less.

I have made 6mm scale walls and fences from it as well as bigger buildings.
It should be spot on for what you describe doing.

Any questions just mail me:

mail@angelbarracks.co.uk

Michael.

Thanks Dom, Michael and Tony.

Look slike should do the business. Just need to finsih the masters and then have some money left I have not spent on new releases or those figures I just have to have to buy some.

Leigh

It is just harder than normal plaster, nothing more, nothing less.

Jed says:

There are a couple of thermosetting plaster-resin hybrids out there which work on the basis of the thermosetting plaster (it gets hot as it cures) activating a resin powder compound pre-mixed within it.
They aren't very easy to gauge, require generally larger sets of plaster and don't offer the "best of both worlds" that most people claim they do in any case.

means absolutely nothing to me btw!

/Dee