![]() ![]() You just need more layers of the cloth to cover and build up the thickness. The little holes are normal for the Woodland Scenic Plaster Cloth. I think you are worried about nothing here. Do I need to press it down harder or rub it in? A few small areas did turn out ok, but I can't remember if those are the areas I did a lot of smoothing with my fingers. I don't think I was soaking the cloth too much, only enough that it became flexible instead of stiff. I tried painting mine, hoping I could hide it but that's proved impossible.Īny idea what I'm doing wrong? All the cloth laid so far is going to hidden most of the time, but I want to do the rest of it right. I've seen properly laid plaster cloth on a demo layout and it was clean and smooth, like a cast. Since there was an area that needed filling in to make the track sit level I laid a second round of cloth, in smaller pieces, successfulling leveling out the area of concern, but not do anything to fix the holes. Not all the way through to the hollow inside, but definite holes in one sheet leaving a gap before the next sheet. ![]() When everything was dry I found I had lots of holes. The area was small and cramped so I used small pieces, no bigger then 4" x 3" each. I picked which side was bumpy as best I could. I followed the instructions as best as I could to lay it in sheets, overlapping the sheets with the "bumpy" side up. I chose an area that was inside of a tunnel to lay my first plaster cloth (Woodland Scenics) on my foam base. I've had some ups and downs but I think I've managed to figure most things out through trial and error until now. Hi, I'm new to the hobby and I'm trying my hand at building a very small layout to learn how its down. ![]()
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