Base Making Materials

WASCO Instant Base Mix
Just add water for instant ground cover for your habitat bases. Pre-colored and pre-textured for a convincing appearance of natural earth. Spread it over wood, foam or hardware cloth. It hardens in about an hour for a realistic appearance. Naturally colored reddish-brown. It's foolproof! Just spread it over your base, let it harden, and it looks great! To make rocks, just roll it into rough balls. Dries lightweight and super-strong. One bag will make several bases.
Code Size Price HM705 5 lb. Bag 11.15 HM710 10 lb. Bag 17.30

MCKenzie Urethane Foam
This medium density two-component urethane foam is easy to use. Simply measure equal amounts of part A and part B (1 to 1 ratio by weight), mix and stir. Pour directly onto base and it will expand to a lightweight rigid foam which can then be carved, rasped, cut or sanded. Many artists shape their foam by hand while it expands. Just wear latex gloves and dust them with talcum or baby powder. (Caution: Do not breath fumes while foam is expanding.) This is a quick and inexpensive way to make bases for marsh scenes, snow scenes and ground cover scenes. After the foam hardens simply cover with the material of your choice. For dry ground, use colored mache or WASCO Instant Base Mix. For wet earth, try using dried (used) coffee grounds mixed with lay-up resin. For snow, paint the foam white and use WASCO artificial snow or snow flocking. For sand, mix dry sand with Elmer's Glue and water.
Code Description Price UFQ 2 Quart (5 lb.)Kit 34.45 UFG 2 Gallon (20 lb.) Kit 98.75

Sallie Dahmes Mache
Just add water and stir to produce an excellent creamy-smooth mache mix for habitat base construction. Easily sculpted, this mixture hardens within an hour. Ideal for base work, just mix in different materials or powdered tempera to alter the color or texture.
Code Description Price SDM1 3/4 lb. bag 4.05 SDM5 5 lb. bag 10.15 SDM10 10 lb. bag 15.25 SDM25 25 lb. bag 30.55
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