Rolling Pin Small Cobblestone

Rolling Pin Small Cobblestone from Green Stuff World

Rolling Pin Small Cobblestone is a texturing rolling pin, that is a tool, not a building part. The pin is run over rolled-out modeling putty and impresses the structure of small cobblestone paving into the surface. Against a flat mold the pin has the advantage that the pattern runs on continuously, so a paved area can be stretched to practically any length.

What the Small designation means

The word Small in the name refers to the size of the individual stones, not to the size of the tool. A finer stone suits places where coarse paving would look oversized, which means smaller scales above all and figure bases. How the pattern comes out in your scale is best judged by standing a model next to a test impression.

Recommended procedure

• Roll the putty out to an even thickness, otherwise the impression tears through in thin places.
• Lightly dampen the pin and the putty, or use a release agent, so that the putty does not stick in the grid.
• Run it in one continuous pass with no sideways drift; going over it again smears the pattern.
• Let the impression harden, and only then cut, break and set the area into the terrain.
• Clean the pin after work, so that no scraps of dried putty are left in the pattern.

Who the rolling pin is for

It will be reached for by builders of dioramas and vignettes, by players who build gaming terrain themselves, and by figure painters who want a paved base under a model instead of a smooth area. Because it is a reusable tool, the more paved area you plan, the more use you will get out of it.

Before you start on the whole area, make a test impression on a scrap of putty and get a feel for the pressure needed.