Foam clay vs worbla for small details - numbers shocked me

I been making a mandalorian helmet. Tiny greeblies on the cheeks. Worbla was my go-to but its like $3 a sheet now. Tried foam clay from Amazon. $12 for a tub. Did a test. One sheet of worbla gave me 4 greeblies. The foam clay tub gave me 47. Same size pieces. Sanded smooth and took primer fine. The clay cures overnight but you can speed it with a hair dryer in 20 minutes. Anyone else find a weird cost difference like this?

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aaronlee14d ago

Sanded foam clay even better than worbla honestly.

thomas_brown14d ago

Wait, have you tried using sanded foam clay on something with really fine detail like a helmet visor? @aaronlee I feel like worbla pulls that crisp edge better when you're doing layered bits, but I swear the foam clay sands down so much smoother for the main body pieces. I did a Mandalorian pauldron last month with it and the finish was almost like hard plastic after a few coats of primer. Still, for super sharp lines like armor grooves, worbla has that heat-mold memory that clay just can't touch.