C.C. Crow's one admonition is "be original, don't copy someone else's work!". Therefore I began carving my own plaster stonework and creating molds from the prototype's.
C.C. Crow's one admonition is "be original, don't copy someone else's work!". Therefore I began carving my own plaster stonework and creating molds from the prototype's.
Castle Replicas
I have been interested in building replicas of various things for quite some time. Due to my interest in World War II, I initially modeled that era's battle tanks and other equipment. Following is an example of some of these:
From tanks I moved on to train layouts as mentioned earlier. I was originally going to construct a castle out of modeling clay to put on the layout; however that proved to be too time consuming if you do the stonework correctly. I did some research and picked up some information from C.C. Crow's website that relates his experience using Hydrocal plaster as a building material, albeit for making model railroad structures. Also he provides information on making plaster molds using silicone rubber.
As I progressed and became more comfortable with castle construction my models became more complex, as evidenced by my next effort:
My second effort was a bit more ambitious and was modeled after The Hermitage castle in the Borders area of Scotland.
My latest effort is one of the most photographed castles in Scotland: Eilean Donan, which means literally "Isle of Donan".
