I read about this in a book on model railroad construction, but it took me a while to find. Then I suddenly found it in three places ... so I was not looking hard enough at first. It was worth finding. This stuff binds to styrofoam, which is a miracle by itself and it works like plaster and clay the best of both. It goes on easily with a tongue depressor or spatula and is easy to work. I immediately bought three more bags to use for a number of projects. It is also a lot less messy than mixing up a batch of hydrocal or plaster, although I still like using those in other situations. It is perfect for small to medium areas that need coverage, and it adhered hydrocal rocks to styrofoam, which is awesome.
I really like this product and plan to keep a good supply on hand ... for making war-gaming scenery, mountains, hills, rivers, rough terrain, etc. It is easy to use, can be mixed in small batches and is the least messy of a number of options, not to take anything away from the messier stuff. It is the easiest to make exactly what you want ... when plaster cloth or hydrocal might be overkill. And it works brilliantly with those two if you need to patch an area, attach a rock or build an outcropping onto a larger project you might have started with one or both of the other two.
A minor revelation.
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The stuff is great! We've used it for several years now, to mainly make Paper Mache' Pumpkins. We would highly recommend this product.
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I am a novice at doing scenery for my model train layout and have struggled to find a product that can be used conveniently to mold into shapes that look like rocky terrain. I have played around with plaster of paris and Hydrocal, both of which work nicely for pouring into molds, but kind of ooze all over the place when trying to make rocky terrain. Sculptamold is fantastic stuff! It is much neater to mix with water than the other products and is very easy to apply to the layout with little mess it stays where you put it and doesn't flow somewhere else. It takes more time than the other products to set up so it is more forgiving in that regard. The terrain that I have made looks much more realistic than I was able to achieve with the other products. It is fun to work with and I will be looking for other new ways to use it for my train layout.
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Okay when I read the reviews on here, I got excited. Could it be that I had found a product better than DAS clay? And at a better price? NOT TO BE. This Amaco 'Sculptamold' is NOT 'clay-like' as one reviewer put it 'like clay and plaster-the best of both worlds'...the description reads as if this product is similar to Aves Apoxie Sculpt. You mix it, and depending on the amounts of powder to water, you can get a 'plaster' or a 'clay'. What you get no matter what is SLOP. And don't even try sculpting with it as it sets-I thought this may be possible given it's mushy consistency when first mixed-but what happens is it breaks off in small chunks. This product is ONLY good for plaster casts or 'molds'--and I don't even see it being good at THAT. For a pro sculptor who needs to create detail, this WILL NOT WORK. If you create childish lumpy projects-this may be for you. But you'll have a heck of a time getting it to work-and forget using it on an armature!!! As soon as I saw the product in the bag, I knew I was in trouble. It's not even a powder--but a dusty, recycled paper type of thing. I nearly RUINED a project I'm doing for someone. Well, that's what I get for trying to cut corners. I'm sticking to DAS clay-and the even better (albeit more expensive) Aves Apoxie Sculpt. I would have given this ZERO stars if possible-but I could not rate lower than 1 star. I'm asking Amazon for a refund...
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This stuff was not what I expected. I was hoping for something more like cellu-clay, which I use at work with kids in art projects. This product has plaster in it and is hard to clean up, lumpy when dry. Not a fan.
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