HELP!! Celluclay question!!

Here is another source for celluclay, it's not listed on his site so you may need to ask. I purchase most all my supplies from here at very good prices.

The stuff I get is called Claycrete by Amaco....same stuff in a 1 pound bag that should last you a VERY long time.

I also have a section on this site for basic weathering...check it out !

http://www.structuresandtrainsbyfred.com/default.aspx

Michaels sells it, I just picked up a 1lb bag this weekend from them.

Thanks Hans and ajlafleche,

I will have to see when I can go to Michaels or someplace (Michaels does sell it right?) I need it to start on my upcoming Panzer IV diorama. Thanks again for the help!! As I told you before, I was just lost. Jim

I should add that I picked up a blender at a garage sale for 2.00 and I use it for mixing the stuff... Beats kneading and stirring, is super-fast, and blends all the glue and paint (I use Tempera Paint) into a smooth paste, almost like batter, that I can then spread evenly and cleanly, without the grey lumps...  Even makes convincing water if you want to stay away from the weight of plaster.

I had to buy my own after I got my own "lumps" from usin' Household 6's food processor for groundwork... 

Another note on using it.  Make sure that the base you apply it to is both scored and roughed-up (to give it something to stick to) and water-proofed... If you use wood or any other porous material, seal it with a varnish of some sort or you can run into a warping problem.

The instructions will tell you to mix with water. For our applications, try the following. Add a good dollop of white glue and enough cheap earth colored acrylic craft paint to precolor it, then throw in some textured turf material from the train landscapre section of the LHS. Add just enough water to make a thick slurry about the consistency of a thick, stick to your ribs,  oatmeal.

It's available on-line and at just about any hobby shop that caters to model railroaders, or arts & craft stores, MM.. Here, it comes in one pound and five pound bags... It's basically just a pre-made papier mache'...

If you have to buy on-line, check about any of the e-hobby sites advertised here, or go to google for a bunch of places that sell it.  There's also a large number of "How tos" for using it..

 

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Celluclay&btnG=Google+Search&aq=f&oq=

Any problems, holler..