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> wrote in news:ORG2k.13909$gc5.2079@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> The Stare wrote:
>> I'm planning on building a N scale railroad on a sheet of 4x8
>> plywood. I keep reading about the blue foam sheets but don't
>> understand the advantages. Could someone enlighten me on the pros and
>> cons of using the foam?
>>
>
> -light weight
> -easy to carve/sculpt/cut
> -fairly rigid
> -available in several thicknesses (I commonly see 1/2 up to 2 inch,
> and have occasionally seen 4 inch)
> -fairly inexpensive
Here's some cons:
-Doesn't hold track nails well, so glue is required.
-Cutting can be messy, or very smelly. (Depending on the method used.)
-Easily broken, so ****table layouts require additional sup****ts.
-Plaster doesn't stick as well to foam as it does wood. (I get around
this by gluing cheese cloth to the foam and then adding my plaster.)
-Sensitive to glues and paints.
Pro:
-Takes acrylic paints well (especially the Apple Barrel colors that are
available for around $0.44 a 4 oz bottle.
A couple other thoughts, not Pros or Cons:
-A hot wire foam cutter helps cut through the material, and you can make
one for next to nothing. (See the directions posted at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thehoscalemodelrailroadclub/message/1913
)
-You don't have to use foam for your track bed. If you do this, you can
use pine boards to spike your track down and still have the foam for
scenery.
Puckdropper
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