However, one thing that is good about plaster is the "workability" of the product. I just assembled a couple of terrain pieces for a Bladestorm gaming table. One was a castle ruin in which I wanted to add a couple of walls from Hirst Arts. Using a scew driver, I could easily create a flat foundation in the ground to settle the wall. I don't know if that could be done with resin that easily.
I am not quiet sure what you mean here. So I don't know how to reply. Are you talking about a specific Terrain feature Hirst mold?
Another question is the clean up. Plaster creates dust and any spill overs can quickly be contained with a wet sponge. What about resin? Isn't that a sticky mess? How do you clean the tools afterwards?
Clean up for me has been Very simple.
First of all I use either plastic Cups for the measure and mixing processes. That or a Large Plastic or Glass Measuring cup.
a Shishkabob stick or large craft Popsicle stick to stir with.
use a Newspaper or the like as a Surface cover for your pouring area to catch drips and spills.
Glass plate is sometimes suggested to get a flatter surface on the bottoms ... though this also requires getting the pouring down to a good measure and does require a little trimming of "flashing" when cured.
Once the plastic has semi set, your Pouring cup can be easily cleaned out by "peeling" the excess out of it. Same with any that sticks to your glass flat plate.
One Con to the resin is it does have a shelf Life. At least one part of the resin does. If Left sitting for half a year or more, after initial opening, unused on a shelf, I have had it start to crystallize.
AS for dust.
No dust when Pouring.
Though if you do chose to Sand them down to thin the blocks, sanding creates a bit of dust. Though i tend to do that out in the Garage.
In some of Our statues we have gotten some "bubbles" on the surface at times, in pocket areas. Time learning the techniques of pouring in deep molds helps eliminate that and a little 2 part epoxy clay easily fixes such.
The link in my Sig to the Dinner table creations Sight shows some of the statues we make with the resin.
