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Using Shredded Cloth on Railroad Scenery
John sent in this request hoping a reader might be able to help:
“I was at the Amherst show several years back and there was a lady selling this scenery material. I believe it was made out of shredded cloth but I am not sure about that. All you had do was mix with water and apply.
It was nice material, if you wanted to re-work an area all you had to do was wet again and you could work it. I am hoping somebody is familiar with this product as I can not remember the name, I have tried searching the web for it but no luck.”
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I believe the product name you are looking for is “plaster cloth” available in rolls of various widths and lengths from Wm K. Walthers, Inc.
It may be stuff called “ModRoc”, which is a posh version of the plaster-of-Paris bandages they use in fracture clinics in hospitals (which, by the way, works just as well as the posh stuff….)
The product you are looking for is True Scene Modeling Fusion Fiber. Google it. It is a great material.
I have used this after I make plaster mountains. It covers up the cloth look of the plaster cloth.
Plus you can mix water based paint in it before application.
I also have used it on plain plywood to create a rough grass look. I made 4 different batches with 4 different green paint colors. It looked like a multicolored field when I finished. Then the circus moved in on top of the field. I suggest getting a large plastic bowl to mix the stuff. The bowl will be ruined for normal usage, but will work time and again for the fusion fiber.
Wayne