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I don't have access to my catalogs at the moment, but I know Woodland Scenics offers plaster-impregnated gauze wrap (one brand name I've seen is Rigid Wrap). It literally is the gauze doctors use to make casts for broken bones. It's a great, very neat and clean, way to make the base for your scenery. Start out with the basic form (Styrofoam, crumpled paper towels, a grid of cardboard strips). Cut the gauze strips into manageable lengths (maybe 12 to 18 inches), dip it in a bowl or bucket of warm water, and lay it out over the basic form. It's a good idea to use your fingers to smooth out the strips and spread the plaster from the gauze (covers the mesh of the gauze). Let it set up overnight (probably an hour is plenty) and you'll have a thin, white covering over your ground forms. Next step is to spread thin plaster over this with a paintbrush (more than one coat if you'd like). When this dries you'll have a nice, firm hard shell. Paint it, sprinkle on ground cover, spray it with diluted white glue, and you're done. Nothin' to it. Plaster gauze is the only way to go!
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