Sunday, December 13, 2020

Earthen Ramparts Project--Part Two: plaster

 STEP-1:   Mixing Plaster of Paris

This is surprisingly simple and very forgiving.   Just 2-parts plaster and 1 part cold water, mix well.


STEP-2:  Pour Plaster into cavity.   1 pint of plaster with 1 cup of water was just perfect to fill the cavity.


STEP-3  Wait 45 minutes and remove:

Here's where All-purpose sand made a difference.   The sand adhered to the plaster and wouldn't wash off.   It made the model really, really rocky looking.   Which is kinda cool, but not what I had intended:



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