I would like to know first if you made a full mountain or a half one. I just waisted a roll 18" wide attempting to build a complete mountain that was going to have a waterfall.
For some reason my mountain was so skinny and poor looking. I would have a tunnel in the hill while I was attempting to build, it would be full looking at this point. When I would attempt to close the mountain that would thin it.
Can someone please help me on the troubles I'm having? I do love Shaper Sheets, I just need some help
I have also tried a couple rolls. It's a neat idea! So far I am satisfied, although it gets expensive to cover a large area, so I am limiting future use to just certain areas. I used most of mine to build the "hill" or "wall" between two levels of my layout and the project went quickly. I still need to do the detailed scenery, bit theopen-air between levels is filled in. Side note - I found that when attaching it to wood, you can use a staple gun versus glue. If the staple drives in flush, then the next layer of scenery will hide it. The soft "felt" material seems to hold either plaster cloth or other plaster well. So far I used both the regular WS Hydrocal as well as the "Shaper Sheet Plaster" Mark me down as a satisfied customer. When I do my next round of scenery I will be acquiring more Shaper Sheet.
Well after 7 posts you'll finally get a post from someone that actually used the sheets. They work great! Easy to shape and 10 times faster then foam board, wire mesh or any other material people use. The plaster material used to cover the sheet can or doesn't need to be used. but I used it, because the water color adheres better to the plaster than the material on the sheet. The sheet is covered with a soft cloth like material. Here is a picture of a tunnel I made with it. It's painted and now for trees, shrubs and what have you.
In the Olympia Logging series part 17, Kent Johnson showed how to apply Shaper Sheets . It seemed to be quite easy and gave a reasonbly solid scenery base.
Joe
I'm sorry I guess I should have said Woodland Scenice shaper sheet, like I said I want to build a tunnel with a mountine above it like one peace.So I just wanted to know if anyone has used this stuff and do they like it or hat it.
The Woodland Scenics Shaper Sheet does not require a sub-support of cardboard strips. It is designed to be self-supporting and the supplemental plaster product can be used to add firmness to the Shaper Sheet.
Shaper Sheet is less messy to work with than the WS Plaster Cloth, but I still prefer the Plaster Cloth for more creativity over larger areas. If you are considering a stand alone tunnel, Shaper Sheet is just fine, even without adding plaster.
Rich
Alton Junction
Dave,
Yeah! I think You're right....I found that after I posted. But I did find shaper sheet, Metal, plastic and wallpaper.
Take Care!
Frank
I'm reasonably certain he is asking about this product:
http://woodlandscenics.woodlandscenics.com/show/video/ShaperSheetDemo
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
Gas Man rr,
Define shaper sheet. Plastic, Metal, Wallpaper? Woodland Scenics Plaster gauze rolls, are also called Shaper Sheet and have shaper sheet plaster over them. If that it what You are talking about, then yes, but a form or support must be set up first, like cardboard strips and layers of plaster sheet over it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Woodland-Scenics-Shaper-Sheet-Plaster-C1180-NIB-/291135145154?_trksid=p2054897.l4275
Has anyone used shaper sheet and what do you think of it, I would like to bulid a tunnel out of it but I'm not sure well this stuff works.