The latest EDM Models Newsletter has a handy tip for using Sculptamold as a plaster bandage styled product.? As Paul says:

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It works the same as plaster but it's cellulose based (paper). When it dries, it's rock hard and light as a feather.

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As it comes it doesn't have the `bandage' element in it but there is a cunning way to sort that.

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Pop along to the charity shop and ask them if they have any net curtains in the scrap bin. Apparently they get loads with house clearances but can't really resell them.? Cut it into strips, mix a sloppy mix of Sculptamold and dunk the nets in it rubbing it in. Lay the impregnated nets over your frame (which can be just scrunched up paper) and build up a few layers smoothing it all out with your fingers.

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Stiffer mixes can be moulded into rock shapes and sculpted. When its all dry it needs little support and is feather weight compared to the plaster version.

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I used Scuptamold extensively on Tony’s Forest and am now a total convert.? While most of my rock faces were cast using lightweight hydrocal, I might try casting in Sculptamold as an experiment.? What I did find was the both products take up paint very differently with Sculptamold being far less absorbent the hydrocal.? It is however far more robust.

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Now all I need to do is start a new layout so that I can try out Paul’s handy tip with the net curtains.

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Cheers,

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Robin

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