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Hi Steve, I've only used Sculptamold once and had a bad experience with it. I followed the directions exactly and it wouldn't do what I expected it to do. Since then, I've found that joint compound works quite well. My local club uses it for filling out the spaces that would be too cost-prohibitive with Hydrocal. We normally build our landscape with chicken-wire laid over with the Hydrocal plastercloth, then if there are any other items to build, such as small hills, etc., we use extruded foam (the same stuff we use for the underlayment of the layout. We shape the foam to the desired "rough" outline, then cover it with a thin layer of joint compound. We don't get too finicky with the surface, since it will be painted and covered with ground foam and other bits of scenery. I've heard that if you are going to work the Sculptamold with your hands, keeping them wet helps prevent the stuff from sticking to your fingers. Kind of like a potter would do when shaping the clay on the wheel. I don't know of any other way to make it do what I want, unless it's to make it more soupy than the instructions call for. Perhaps I just didn't have the proper patience for the first time. If I ever use it again, maybe it will be different. Regards, Joe
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