Amaco Plaster Sculptamold Modeling Compound 3lb-White

Arrived quick and very pleased

Great product. Easy to use and a boon to anyone making dioramas. Simply place the desired amount in a tub and add water. The more water, the thinner it will be.

The main use for this product is apparently for making casts of faces and pregnant bellies, but is great for any modelling use. The bag contains a mix of fine fibre and plaster and only needs 1 part of water mixed with two parts sculptamold. Many do not use tools to mould the product, but fingers. However, for railway scenery, I always use artists' tools. The result does harden solidly, but tiny bits might flake off easily, probably as with any plaster product. Does not shrink or crack, and takes paint or scenery like static grass easily. Can be a little temperamental depending on the mix of water, and sculpting would need a slightly dryer mix. Can get small holes appear when dry, and very fine work may be difficult as it may be become a little lumpy - but fine for most purposes.

Really easy to use and lightweight.

Mixing is a dream. Was concerned pack would not have enough for my project but it was just right.

This is a mix of plaster of paris with some fibres (like thin shredded paper). When activated with water, it's easy to move into place and you can carve or sculpt it soon after it touch-dries. It is very easy to use if you're a beginner to model-making and dioramas. One bag doesn't give you a huge amount of coverage, but if you have a large landscape to make, I recommend placing some small pieces of polystyrene and covering them with the Sculptamold. That way, you're only using it for the surface layer. Alternatively, you could just finely shred some toilet paper and mix it with plaster of paris. Gives a pretty similar result if you're willing to go through the extra work.

Although you can make something similar, Sculptamold is lovely stuff to mix and use. Only mix small quantities if you’re working on a model/diorama etc. Once mixed it will have a uniform white colour. Also if you like you can burnish the drying surface with something like the back of a metal spoon to get a smoother finish.

This is the first time I've used this product and maybe it was me and I didn't mix it correctly, although I thought I did. But it took 2 1/2 days to dry and I didn't like the finish of it. Prefer other methods to do scenics.

Awesome stuff

Bon rapport qualité / prix

Nog niet uitgeprobeerd maar een erg klein zakje voor 28€

Es un gran producto muy útil para el moldeado de relieves en maquetas y dioramas. Se trabaja francamente bien. Lo peor de todo es el precio creo que es demasiado caro

Most crafters (particularly, model railroad enthusiast) know "Sculptamold". It is a great product for casting realistic background scenery (rocks, hills abutments, etc.). It is easy to mix and use, has great working time and even allows you to sit (sometimes) up to a day to rethink what you did and allow you to recast portions. Lightweight and eventually dries very hard, yet still allows "tooling".