Just arrived today A set of 6 textured rolling pins from Greenstuffworld A Plain roller Bricks - which looks more like Aslar Cobblestones Tripple Hex - ornamental sets / driveway, with a section of square blocks with a manhole cover Hexagon sets, suitable for drives or decrative floor tiles, with the last 1/3rd being moanholes and steel doors Double diamond - checker plate and other industrial features Also included was 3 pairs of silicone rings, which fit on to the rollers to act as a standoff from the table surface to give a even thickness - approx 1mm, 3mm & 5mm. Paul
all useful patterns. ill look forward to seeing some samples rolled out to get an idea of the overall scale.
And me ......, need to get some Das (or similar), or foam to give the a try, and post up piccies of the results. Paul
Called in to Hobbycraft and bought some Air drying clay. I used the plain roller with 3mm collars fitted to flatten a piece out, then tried a bit with the Double diamond roller (checker plate and hatches) The Cobblestone roller and the Bricks roller - which looks like random ashlar to me The best effect seemed to be on the thinner sections. Once dry I will add paint washes and a dry brush highlight. Paul
A quick spray of Humbrol gloss black acrylic (only can I had available to hand) and the result is.................. Cobblestones Bricks and Checker plate etc Lots of potential Paul
I had some 'corrugated sheet' Plasticard from this Spanish based firm a while back, good stuff posted quickly and well packed, so a useful seller to know of. These 'rolling pins' seem very effective on Das clay, and looking at their paint range, the bottles are very like the 'Vallejo' ones, also a Spanish firm, maybe made for "Greenstuffworld" to market. Keith.
Must admit I've been impressed with their products, I bought the 6 pack of rollers for 45euro, which was less than the cost of buying 4, and may buy a couple of more at a later date. They are supposed to work with extruded polystyrene HD foam - I've yet to try that. Paul
