Denzark
04-26-2011, 04:01 PM
Herewith something that may save you a lot of time.
Ages ago I got from my FLMS a 1:35 scale model of a ruined church, made by a czech firm. This easter I have been in terrain mode, so hoiked it out. I noticed that it said it was made of gypsum, and the dodgy czech-english translation left me unsure what this is.
Mistake 1: I thought it was resin, so prepared it with a good soak in a soapy tub to get the release agent off.
As this seemed to stay really damp when left under direct light for 2+ hours, I put it in the airing cupboard overnight.
The next day it still felt damp. I then put it in my top oven, with the main oven on gas mark 6. For another good hour. The stuff actually steamed!
I trimmed a couple of windows out - the constiuency is like wet clay. I then went to fix together using my favourite gorilla glue. Being impatient I wanted it done fast, hence super glue. It seemed super absorbent and wasn't all that good.
This is where I realised mistake 2. After it didn't seem to work, and finding my GF9 curing spray (which hisses like a psycho cat and would be capable of gluing the Gods themselves together) was empty, I looked up Gypsum on wikipedia. And I am here to tell you we sometimes know it as Plaster of Paris!
No wonder it feels damp! Bloody Plaster of Paris! the detail is good. However, I have resorted to a coat of PVA to try and cure it so will fill you in afterwards. FYI, PVA is sufficient for PoP but you may want a 2 part epoxy for a real tight bond. The Gorilla works but takes a bucketload.
I may post pictures if it comes out well, but hey, I've done this so you don't have to.
Lesson identified: Make sure you know what is in the box when you buy from crazy foreign companies where English is not the first language!
Ages ago I got from my FLMS a 1:35 scale model of a ruined church, made by a czech firm. This easter I have been in terrain mode, so hoiked it out. I noticed that it said it was made of gypsum, and the dodgy czech-english translation left me unsure what this is.
Mistake 1: I thought it was resin, so prepared it with a good soak in a soapy tub to get the release agent off.
As this seemed to stay really damp when left under direct light for 2+ hours, I put it in the airing cupboard overnight.
The next day it still felt damp. I then put it in my top oven, with the main oven on gas mark 6. For another good hour. The stuff actually steamed!
I trimmed a couple of windows out - the constiuency is like wet clay. I then went to fix together using my favourite gorilla glue. Being impatient I wanted it done fast, hence super glue. It seemed super absorbent and wasn't all that good.
This is where I realised mistake 2. After it didn't seem to work, and finding my GF9 curing spray (which hisses like a psycho cat and would be capable of gluing the Gods themselves together) was empty, I looked up Gypsum on wikipedia. And I am here to tell you we sometimes know it as Plaster of Paris!
No wonder it feels damp! Bloody Plaster of Paris! the detail is good. However, I have resorted to a coat of PVA to try and cure it so will fill you in afterwards. FYI, PVA is sufficient for PoP but you may want a 2 part epoxy for a real tight bond. The Gorilla works but takes a bucketload.
I may post pictures if it comes out well, but hey, I've done this so you don't have to.
Lesson identified: Make sure you know what is in the box when you buy from crazy foreign companies where English is not the first language!