Hirst Arts Blocks

[fastolfrus]

The big projects, like Weathertop or the Egyptian pyramid do take a lot of time, but they look really good.

The pyramid is very heavy though. Not an easy piece to transport.

[rob_alderman]

I bet it is!

[Cheeky Monkey]

I am really glad to see others here who are using HA molds. I have been working with them for about 3 years now and thoroughly enjoy working with them. I usually base most of my larger builds on insulation foam (blue/pink board) sold at the DIY store in the area. 1/2" for smaller stuff and 1" or 2" for the largest of things - usually. I have used the 2" when doing a raised terrain piece. Its light-weight and stiff enough to support the weight. The castle I am currently working on is based on the 2" foam with 1/4" particle board under it to provide even more stability as I know that this thing is probably going to be well over 50lbs when completed. The fact that it takes so long to build up enough pieces to do some of the larger builds is not usually a problem once you get into this stuff - I always try to do 1 pour a day (10 - 15 molds) which can be setting up while I'm working on another build. I usually keep several projects in the pipeline at any one time. I use either Hydrostone or Merlin's Magic. The Merlin's is so strong that you can drop a brick onto a concrete floor and not have it break ( might chip a corner but thats about it). Building modularly is the only way to go if you are going to transport any structure built this way. The only problem with this stuff is finding space to keep all your completed builds.

Hammers, a topic for plaster builders would be just the thing