Hi there i am a newbie in diorama and thinking of starting one and i am interested in trying to use plaster brick as cobblestone and then painting them to look realistic. Do you think this is a good idea? Because i rarely see anyone using this method, only some kind of styrofoam.
Thank you so much
I’m not a diorama builder, but I did watch this build a while back @Tim_Kidwell1 is working on and figured it might be helpful to you.
Tim Kidwell from FSM, did an excellent video of making cobblestones from cork sheets. A few years FSM also did an article on making a cobblestone base from air drying clay and using the ferrule of an old paintbrush without the bristles to press into the clay to form the cobblestones.
Welcome to the forums dsbcahyadi. The terrain rollers suggested by Kitzo are the hot ticket. Can’t wait to see what you build.
Thank you so much for the great video can’t wait to try. But currently im trying to use literally mini bricks to create cobblestone. I will do it by sticking the brick one by one to create the cobblestone and i don’t know if it will work or not
Thank you Mr Tom i have seen the video and it was excellent 
Thank you for your input, but i have dumb question, is this mold to create the plaster?
Thank you mr865 happy to be here and i will learn a lot 
The material is literally a brick but small version of 1:35
What i am trying to do is sticking them one by one in a pattern to create the cobblestone and if anyone has an input for me would be greatly appreaciated
Cheers😊
You lay the plaster or putty down on your board or foam you are using as a base and then you roll the stencil over it and it will leave the pattern on it . Making the wall , roads or paths using foam only also look good but can be a bit more time consuming .
That is a great video thanks really appreciate it
Well, I expect that would work, I’ve made a partial brick wall with 3D printed bricks before and it went well. I’d say give it a go, but it’ll probably take some time.
kitzo, those look like they’d be great for making cobblestone bases and I’m going to look into getting some.
I am just wondering why i cannot find any tutorial using this method.
I read somewhere that this method would look like brick instead of cobblestone
Sorry for the late reply. Yeah, when you hear cobblestones you would think of stones but I looked it up and apparently in some cases they can look like bricks. Perhaps you can do some research.
Also, check out the YouTube channel CW Modelling, Part 1 of his video Berlin 1945. He uses a similar method.
I got a set of these and use them with rubber mats and latex sealant for quick display bases. Black Majic Crafts on Youtube has some good videos.
There’s a few companies that make ‘sheets’ of cobblestone. Don’t recall whose I used for this little 1/35 vignette. Just another option
Thank you i will check it out
