Fusion fiber

The last place I found it was Scenery Made Easy. but I just found that the website no longer exists. I bought some there a few years ago after the original NY company sold out. I use it almost exclusively for landscaping and terrain.  After True Scene Modeling sold, I bought more than enough to finish my needs. I think it was derived from wall coatings for sound absorption, but I have never been able to find anything similar.

Is that the product that @Randy Harrison used to demonstrate at York?  If so, maybe he'll know the answer.

I formerly sold Fusion Fiber and demonstrated it a York. It was originally distributed by a husband and wife from Buffalo NY. When they sold their distributorship, it was purchased by a gentleman in Kansas. I have just sent him a Face Book message to see if he is still selling it.

Thank you very much randy. I bought it in the Syracuse train show.

@traindork posted:

Thank you very much randy. I bought it in the Syracuse train show.

@traindork and Others:

From whom did you buy it in Syracuse? I would like to know in that I only have a partial bag left for my personal use. Contact me with that information via my E-Mail in my OGR Forum profile.

I did talk to the distributor in Kansas and found out that during the Covid quarantine, the shipping cost of the product was out the roof and the time it took to receive it was very uncertain. Though he still has the product license, he has not had enough interest in Fusion Fiber to have another batch remade. Also, the cost to the retail customer may prove to be prohibitively expensive.

Not familiar with Fusion Fiber. Do a search for Ground Goop and see if that will work for you. It was developed by HO Modeler Lou Sassi. There are numerous recipes on line as well as videos. You mix it yourself. Spread with a putty knife or spatula and it’s slow drying. With the ability when cured to hold scenic elements.

I always liked working with Fusion Fiber.  If you mixed it right it would stay in place yet still allow you to mold and shape it with minimal mess.  

Fibre fusion, if I recall correctly,  was marketed by a forum member.

There are several posts about it. I bought one or two bags from him at the Amherst Train shows (BigE).

I believe I still have an unused bag.

Uh, just curious -- exactly what is it?

From the discussion so far, it sounds something like a SculptaMold variant, used to shape the layout's landscaping. If so, how does it differ, and in what ways is it superior? Or is it something else entirely?

@Steve Tyler posted:

Uh, just curious -- exactly what is it?

From the discussion so far, it sounds something like a SculptaMold variant, used to shape the layout's landscaping. If so, how does it differ, and in what ways is it superior? Or is it something else entirely?

Fusion Fiber is a lightweight fiberglass material  It is really meant to patch holes in sheetrock  We used it all over our layout as it is very easy to work with   You can mix paint in it to get the groundcover color right in it   Once it dries you can wet it again to redo the shape   I think the guy from Buffalo's name was Bill DeMenna that sold it at all the shows with his wife   I believe we bought the last 8 bags from the guy in Nebraska that was selling it.

I used it exclusively after trying it. Works well for rock walls, stream beds, and static grass because the glue is already in it. The cow pasture is a lift-out. The flat is on foam board, and the slope is on a flexible mesh that I peeled from a humidifier filter.It takes a few days to dry, but is rigid when it cures. I have more examples in posts in the Scenery Forum.