This video is VERY appreciated. I have always liked taking the DIY approach. Many of the modeling products out there are just regular products that are repackaged as modeling supplies and then marked up 500% for 10% of the regular product. Plus not everyone in all parts of the world has access to these materials so it's great to see how you can get similar, same or better results using some store products and little imagination.

Cheers for that Tom. Now we know where all the toilet rolls went in Lockdown. Seen other ways of making your own sculptamold but yours is 'simply the best' and easiest way. Like the health and safety tip too, so important ! As a builder I've got all the tools, but never thought they'd get used for this !!! Brilliant. Keep up the good work buddy. xx

Now we know where all the bog roll went in March 2020. It was bought up by modellers making their own sculptamold. Nice video sir.

That's a great way to shred TP ! Instead of plaster, you can also use white glue mixed with water, to make a nice mushy, sculptable paper mache. A dollop of dish soap helps to mix it, so it's not so dry. I use approx. 70% water to 30% glue, When it dries, it's as hard as tough plastic!

Now i see why everyone bought all the toilet paper!

So far I've followed all of yer videos. Much to my liking and I use nearly the same techniques as do you. Thanks for posting, mate.

Tom yet more genius money saving ideas, it makes our hobby affordable with our compromising the quality. Top marks glad I found your work 👍

Another simple, cost effective solution. Thanks

Great tip and a great homemade product Tom, thanks for sharing! Cheers, Dan

You save my life!!!!! I can't found any sculptamold now I can use plaster of paris to make it THANK YOU!

Thanks for the great tip. Can't wait to try it out

nice one tom, I was just about to order some more sculptamold when I stumbled across your video.. so guess were I'm off to tomorrow, to buy a great big bundle of bog roll. cheers mate. lovethat little layout by the way.

Love these videos, great work! Keep em coming

Excellent idea Tom. could easily find a use for this idea, filling up my empty coal wagons just add some black paint and a touch of PVA while doing the main mix. fill the trucks then just sprinkle some coal on the top. thanks for sharing Tony

Great idea Like you said you could easily get through lots of it when your landscaping your layout and you got to save the pennies where you can in our hobby. thanks for sharing . Cheers ... Pete

Great stuff. Thanks mate. Appreciated.

Great idea ! Sculptamold is very expensive in Japan, but toilet roll and plaster of Paris are available easily.

Thank you for this tutorial I did it last night worked great

Thank you for this, i am going to deffinately use in my future builds ! No idea how yet but will be of tremendous help. (Here plaster is extremely cheap, so this is an awesome idea, however i think ill replace the water with a special concrete primer) I have recently tried using herbs mixed with concrete primer used for bonding materials, herbs, and PvA, no water. I will try using this, with my own mix and adding a concrete filler alternative of the rubbing alcohol too , along with PvA, primer and plaster/paper. P.S primer is similiar to PvA but it hardens in much harder form, seems with PvA it gets absurdly strong.

Another handy cost saver Tom. I was going to use plaster bandage to level out the water part of my layout waterfront, but I think I may just blitz some bog roll instead! Cheers

Great video, thanks for posting

Great tips, thank you for sharing. Cheers Andy

You can substitute cellulose insulation (the kind that's blown in between stud cavities) for the toilet paper and save the hassle of shredding with the drill. In the US it's available at DIY stores (Home Depot, Lowes) in 19 lb bags for about $13.00 (10 pounds UK). Great channel and videos. Thanks!

Great tip Tom, anything to save a buck. thanks for sharing, Chuck RVRR

Another great tip Tom, Regards, Geoff.

Your wire brush approach looks a lot simpler than the soak the TP in water then dry it out method I have seen elsewhere. Thanks.

Looks very effective , I have used plaster cloth . Thanks for sharing ......Peter

Omg usted es increíble y cada trabajo que hace es maravilloso.saludos

Great video on how to produce it Tom, like the method of holding, I was thinking why is the drill in reverse, but can see why . Considering a bag from Amazon now costs £11.18 for 1lb its worth having a go .The 2.5 Kg Plaster of Paris, White is only £ 8.29 plus a loo roll . Nice .

Great idea Tom,

Thanks for showing us that Tom,definitely going to have a go

Great tip 👍. I now ordered everthing and will dry to make this

I have also used old egg cartons that I blended until quite fine with the plaster of paris and get quite a good result

How strong will this be, can it be used for the moulding of things. have you ever made, homemade plaster bandage using powder & cheesecloth or medical gauze?

Tom, how smooth were you able to get the mixture? I was thinking about blending the pulp mix before adding the plaster. As well, did you try this with hydrocal?

Hi Tom, I just started building diorama! I enjoy watching and learning something new from each video, How ever, I do work a lot with plaster of Paris and the time that I have using it after mixing is less that couple of minute, then it gets hard quick!! is it something that you are experiencing also? There are tons of plaster of Paris in Home Depot, and Lowe's and all the other hardware stores in US!

I like it Tom ...I think it might be more user friendly than the old plaster bandage ....I’ll think I’ll give it a go on my next bit of layout.....regards Fred

Was wondering how I was going to do my tunnel liners.....now I know :)

Thanks for sharing-Ed

To save yourself the trouble of shredding the TP, just get a cat.

Kind of reminds me of the old days when we used paper mâché, thanks for sharing and thanks for the sub. I subbed you back, Linda

Tom thanks for the tips. I'm going to try this. Thanks David @LCRR

Where do you get these techniques from Tom? Do you make them up yourself? Laurie.

Do I have to also add some wood glue (like Vinavil) or do I just need the plaster and toilet paper?

Like cheap car sponge for clump/ground cover...forget the crazy drill and scary wire brush attachment ... add a little water to the kitchen blender...you end up with fine cut product that can have plaster of paris added for modrock effect or acrylic paints for green ground cover using the sponge. DITCH THE DRILL!

Tq brother.. Nice idea,

Add boric acid to your plaster & paper mixture to make it fire retardant, pest resistant, and resistant to mold, wood decay, and corrosion. It might also be possible to use Cellulose Blow-In Insulation rather than shredding TP.

What is the price difference between sculptamold vs plaster of parris & tp? How much does this process yeild at this price vs the same amount of sculptamold?

Bom dia Tom, assistindo a esse video uma dúvida chamou-me a atenção e que no video você não explica ou mostra. A dúvida é: O gesso e misturado ao papel picado? Em que proporção? Abraços

Advertised on amazon uk £37:00 none In stock. Seems that America has stopped exporting

And safety glasses

12 pounds¿¿ MY GOD! that is 300 mexican pesos.. I bouth a similar one and it cost me 30 pesos wich is 1.21 pounds excelent idea by the way Im gonna try it

Could Durham's Rock Hard Water Putty (www.waterputty.com/) be used in place of Plaster of Paris? I was thinking of giving it a try since I have some laying around.

TOILET ROLL OMG, I would rather use a bible, can't wipe your bum on that, it scatches!!! as soon as my wife goes out, gonna try this, thanks.

Just subbed to your channel as well. New videos to watch yeah!

the price of that is disgusting. thanks for this video

No way could anyone in Melbourne afford to spend that much on toilet paper.

Why not just use plaster of Paris alone..

Sculptimolds only like 10$ a bag. Your time is worth more than you save with this. Just buy sculptimold.

Hand held cams sucks