Carving rocks from plaster

[@richmurphy6043]

This video has been quite helpful for me, keep coming back for a refreshers!

[@Madhuntr]

to sum it all up in a simple sentence. You do in about 30 min what mother nature does over thousands of years. Looks absolutely amazing

[@mpeterll]

Thanks

[@derekalexander4030]

It sucks.................................. that we all can’t do that as well and as quick as you. Another great video and great work. Thanks for sharing.

[@helenevans1109]

As Peter is a professional, this is why people are happy to hire his services. If this were easy, everybody would be doing it. I am pleased that he is willing to inspire me to try doing this myself.

[@davidsheriff8989]

Painstaking work certainly pays off...patience and attention to detail....very professional..

[@garylaker4335]

Excellent tutorial Peter. One of the best rock techniques I’ve seen 👍🇦🇺

[@theoschmitt3037]

Sehr realistisch modelierte Felsen. Mein Respekt.

[@wmgettys]

Great video Peter, I enjoy your methodical approach to the hobby. I’m learning a lot. That tool is a 5 in 1, many more uses than just the 5 as the name implies. Mainly used by painters for cleaning paint rollers, scraping paint and caulk, smoothing spackling and other prep work.

[@waltersobchek2465]

A 5 in 1 tool - it's a painters tool but very handy for many applications. Great video, thanks again! ...... Eat your heart out Amtrakeng 👌

[@johngrady3492]

Incredibly creative and educational...Thanks, Peter. Always fun to watch your videos! John

[@normanrowe2831]

Hello Peter, that was a great, real time, tutorial. You’re such an artist. I like the fact you take into account gravity, the fact it’s man made, and how new it is. Thanks for sharing.

[@stephenpike3147]

Fascinating to see the way that changed and morphed to final result, so realistic. I would have been happy half way through! Now know how to do properly, a great help thanks. Stephen

[@Chris-BognorRegis]

That was absolutely amazing, the transformation as you watched was unbelievable. You make it look so easy. Thank you for showing us how you do it. Regards Chris

[@oz-man]

Thank you for that, Peter. Very helpful

[@yvesrey5494]

Super, bravo !

[@FLEOsMOBATraum]

Peter, it looks very realistic and natural. Best wishes from Switzerland Klaus

[@johnbutler8388]

A very helpful I video thank you for your video it was nice very nice

[@jolliemark6294]

Wow, nice rock face, like the rubber at the bottom to makes it look like the real world, maybe just a little though, as the railroads would have cleared most of it away and used for fill, this is .uch better than using castings as you get better looking rock faces....thanks for sharing....Jack 👍👍👍

[@LTBROYT6A]

Thanks for another awesome video, the strata of the rock wall looks absolutely real !!! Painters also use it when prepping and painting windows. Barry

[@Miertreg1]

Nice video !! Greetings from Germany Gert

[@rjl110919581]

THANK YOU FOR OTHER DETAIL VIDEO AS GREAT WATCHING ALL TIMES

[@lowcountryrailroad7701]

Thanks for the demonstration you do great work

[@EmPtySworld1]

Great job. Looks very good.. thanks for sharing. the tool is used mainly by painters. Painter scraper and many other names.. the curved part in the tool is used to get excess paint off the roller

[@cascadesub6235]

champion. very handy indeed. love the videos. great work

[@mapit07]

great technique thanks for sharing! One question, you mentioned this model is a shale rock face, would you happen to have insights / techniques / videos for modeling say, granite, sandstone, etc.?

[@robertcooney4139]

I love this video

[@joeraderblackrockcentralrr]

You make it look so easy. Guess practice does make it easier

[@jameswolf195]

Great video. Hope you make one on painting it.

[@mhbpodnk]

Excellent job very professional looking you do wonderful work.I don’t know what you do with the chunks that fall of but all that looked like it would make good ruble along a river or lake bank or possibly a gondola load like they do here in Florida

[@mpeterll]

That's exactly what I do with it.

[@mysticrailroad]

Excellent modelling as usual.

[@dougcostello9064]

Do you ever leave some of the plaster you cut off at the bottom like rock fall? I think that would add some additional interest.

[@mpeterll]

Just leaving it there makes it impossible to color properly but I often return some of it as talus after coloring.

[@Wild-Dad]

Well done. Just out of curiosity, do you recycle the plaster bits? As in do you try to remix them as a rough slurry or break them up and use the smaller pieces as small rock debris at the bottom of cliff faces that you create?

[@johnchesworth4371]

Very helpful video, thank you

[@harveywaitchison2062]

Just found you. I like your method and result. Do you think that drywall compound would work just as well?!

[@mpeterll]

No, dry-wall mud air-dries over a long period and is not suited to layers more than 1/8" thick. You need plaster, which chemically sets in a relatively short time, regardless of thickness.

[@jimsmith5294]

Thanks for the excellent video!

[@markgoodrich941]

Well done. Thank you.

[@melvinfackler8282]

Another nice "how you". Useful to me.

[@austinyingst5902]

It would be interesting to see a demo of coloring the shale. Thanks.

[@mpeterll]

Unfortunately I forgot to record that part. Maybe next time.

[@wysiwygsd]

The tool you have at 1:32 is a paint roller scraper. They are useful when you want to rinse a roller nap and squeeze the paint out.

[@mpeterll]

That makes sense. I guessed there was a reason for that shape and that it had nothing to do with being a scenery sculpting tool.

[@garylaker4335]

And good for opening paint cans.

[@davidoickle1778]

Also fir punching holes in the lip of the opened can so paint drips back into the can.

[@dundasjunctionmodelr.r-jam8267]

Peter look great, question plaster vs drywall pre mixed compound any difference ?

[@allenbarnes7202]

Like to watch you work, I am trying not to use plaster or skulptamold for scenery, looking ok.

[@nedmerrill5705]

Good stuff. What percentage of the original plaster mix ends up on the layout? (it's not important, of course, just curious.)

[@mpeterll]

Most of it. The chunks I carve away get smashed up and used for talus.

[@gmmeier321]

Awesome

[@thavvolf9157]

Why not use rock molds?

[@mpeterll]

Rock molds can never cover everything. Even if you have the perfect mold for a situation, it will still need blending into the next one, and the repetition is likely to be noticed. I used to mix them, but every time I flew with rock molds, my luggage was thoroughly rummaged through by TSA. The last time, they also caused significant damage to some cars and locomotives that were not properly repacked. I don't fly with rock molds any more.

[@silkcustoms520]

You chopped the shit out of it

[@mpeterll]

Well, we wouldn't want to leave the shit in it would we.

[@traceynewell7542]

awesome stuff. first btw

[@erickonnig3021]

"Art imitating life"... all that Calcium plaster was deposited about 150 million years ago as sedimentary rocks... and now ... here again

[@mpeterll]

Yes, but unfortunately I didn't have 150 million years to create the rock forms on this layout.

[@PeterTillman3]

Awesome