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has anyone used structolite?

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has anyone used structolite?
Posted by Mario1 on Thursday, November 8, 2007 12:33 PM
Just wondering if anyone has used this product from CGC called structolite. I got my hands on a few scoups of it . Its fairly lite and you can sculpt with it. The drying time is overnight. Haven't mixed it with any paint . I've checked it  out at a couple  of builders supplies and its about $15 cdn. for a 50 lbs bag.
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Posted by loathar on Thursday, November 8, 2007 1:13 PM
A few folks here said they really like it. I want to try it but haven't been able to find it locally.
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Posted by simon1966 on Thursday, November 8, 2007 1:23 PM
IMO it makes an excellent scenery base material.  There is another similar brand called Gypsolite.  I use structolite all the time on my scenery.

Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum

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Posted by larak on Thursday, November 8, 2007 8:30 PM

 loathar wrote:
A few folks here said they really like it.

I guess one of them would be me. It's great stuff. Good open time, reasonably light, works easily,  has a brownish gray color (not stark white), can be tinted, easy to sculpt, nice grit that can be smoothed out with a putty knife, easy to paint/stain, etc.

Yeah, I am one of the fans. I use it for everything from rolling hills to cliffs.

Give it a try Mario. I think you'll be happy. Oh, and Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the forums.

Karl 

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Posted by ratled on Thursday, November 8, 2007 10:14 PM

Dave Frary talks about and uses this in his 2 part video seriers on scenery.  I used after seeing on my last layout about 10 years ago.   I have a tub of it for the new layout already.  Really cones out nice and almost foolproof

 

 

ratled

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Posted by Mario1 on Friday, November 9, 2007 11:42 AM
 larak wrote:

 loathar wrote:
A few folks here said they really like it.

I guess one of them would be me. It's great stuff. Good open time, reasonably light, works easily,  has a brownish gray color (not stark white), can be tinted, easy to sculpt, nice grit that can be smoothed out with a putty knife, easy to paint/stain, etc.

Yeah, I am one of the fans. I use it for everything from rolling hills to cliffs.

Give it a try Mario. I think you'll be happy. Oh, and Sign - Welcome [#welcome] to the forums.

Karl 

Sold Karl. Think I will...Thanks

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