Re: blue foam sheets

"Puckdropper" <puckdropper(at)yahoo(dot)com> wrote in message 
news:03a6b548$0$27272$c3e8da3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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.


There's been debates on rec.models.railroad in the past regarding 
flammability and noxious fumes if it catches on fire.  The  spirited
debates 
on the topic was an indication that the jury is still out on how serious 
that con might or might not be.  But the individual modeler should at
least 
consider that aspect.  You can read more by searching the 
rec.models.railroad archives at 
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.models.railroad/.
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Mark Mathu