"building my own houses by carving them!" Topic

there is some material called oase in flowershops in the netherlands in which can carve what ever you want river banks bridges so,like this link

How do you coat or paint them? Material is very soft and needs a hard surface coating to protect.

i spray them good suc6

Yes, called Oasis in the UK and it will biodegrade in no time at all.

Yes, I have often used that material to create terrain and buildings. I generally coat it with watered down white glue.

even after painting the bio stuf dear duncan uk ours is green!

Joe,

I would suggest the pink or blue insulation material.
It is just as light, but does not damage as easily.

To build relief such as thatched roofs, windows and doors, I use Milliput.

Some examples: link

We have the same sort of material in the US. It is used for floral arrangements inside containers. It is very soft and I haven't tried to use it for buildings or terrain pieces. I would think that Nick's suggestion of coating it with white glue would help stiffen it up after being carved.

Jim

I haven't good luck with the floral arrangement stuff that Col Campbell mentions.

I have used this to make rock formations. I just coat them with Durham's Water Putty. Works pretty good.

Shows initiative!
Give that man a medal!

Personally I use polystyrene extrusions (ie packaging) for simple forms (walls and hedges/ ditches/ dunes and trenches) and hills on bigger masses.

But I see the utility in joes work,
well done.
cheers d

I know this material and have successfully worked with it. However, it makes a gawdawful mess. I switched to more solid foam, and coat it with a lightweight wall repair material that is easily carved and sealed. It's faster, and a more rewarding result.

just finished my staraposta and solkolnitze castle guys look good was there lots of pictures

dont use florists foam, use insulation foam

link

just a few of them more to follow up