Terrain Dilemma

[pgandw]

Did we mention: when you use paper towels dipped in plaster, use the industrial grade ones, not kitchen style. You need coarse strength, not soft dimples.

When I used kitchen paper towels, they were readily available and cheap. I didn't have any easy source of the industrial grade brown paper towels that were recommended. Since I didn't have Hydrocal either, I was making substitutions to get some of the strength back using Plaster of Paris. The fiber-reinforced kitchen paper towels were very effective in this regard. After my experience, I see no compelling reason not to use kitchen paper towels. The dimples don't show through the plaster coating.

The window screen base gives a great opportunity to visualize the terrain before committing to plaster. And the window screen allows use of any cheap plaster, rather than needing the strength of Hydrocal.

Most scenery methods are capable of great results (by others ). So it boils down to personal preferences.

Fred W