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Just read an article on jigstones and would like to try making a building. However the moulds are quite expensive and they can only be bought in Germany. Does anybody have a set I could borrow to try out before I splash out and buy them. Is there anybody with a set they would like to sell.
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The Jigstones range includes a variety of moulds for brick, stone or slate building blocks that would normally be used to make cement castings for structure building. Included in the range are moulds that make up windows, doors, guttering and much more that would normally be used to make resin castings designed to fit with the cement building components.dizzysteamer:121969 wrote:Are these moulds suitable for 16mm scale I been looking and can't seem to find out its probably right in front my eyes lol dizzysteamer
Whilst most of the moulds and could be used for G scale and/or 16mm/ft this does not apply to the door moulds. The G scale door moulds make a much shorter casting than the 16mm ones.
Note that some of the jigstone range of moulds are very useful while some of them are less so. Also, making good castings takes a little practice especially with the cement structure ones.
Hope this helps.
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Andy McMahon
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Andy McMahon
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Thanks very much for the info I will do some more research first then decide which approach would best suit usandymctractor:121992 wrote:The Jigstones range includes a variety of moulds for brick, stone or slate building blocks that would normally be used to make cement castings for structure building. Included in the range are moulds that make up windows, doors, guttering and much more that would normally be used to make resin castings designed to fit with the cement building components.dizzysteamer:121969 wrote:Are these moulds suitable for 16mm scale I been looking and can't seem to find out its probably right in front my eyes lol dizzysteamer
Whilst most of the moulds and could be used for G scale and/or 16mm/ft this does not apply to the door moulds. The G scale door moulds make a much shorter casting than the 16mm ones.
Note that some of the jigstone range of moulds are very useful while some of them are less so. Also, making good castings takes a little practice especially with the cement structure ones.
Hope this helps.
Regards dizzysteamer
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