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Plaster cloth is (usually) gauze that is impregnated with dry Hydrocal or another plaster. To use it, you cut it in strips or pieces of a workable size and soak them in in a bowl or tray of warm water for several seconds. Then apply the cloth to your terrrain shape. (I like to smooth each piece with my fingers to help "distribute" the plaster more evenly across the cloth.) Typically, it will be hardened in less than 30 minutes. Plaster cloth has the advantage over soaking paper towels in soupy Hydrocal in that it is much cleaner and easier to work with. There is relatively little mess to clean up afterward. I have used it for several years and much prefer it to the older, messier method of hardshell construction. Although there are several brands of plaster cloth available, all of them work pretty much the same. It's available from Activa ("Rigid Wrap") as well as Woodland Scenics, Scenic Express, and others. It's also available in bulk rolls from medical supply houses.
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