Bernhard Agthe wrote:
> Hi,
>
> this is not in the spirit of "foam", but works quite well for me:
>
> I built the usual wooden frame with plywood on top. In the hilly areas I
> used packaging carton and plywood leftovers to model the terrain
> contour. The track bed is assembled from a thin cork plate, cut into 7mm
> stripes and glued down three stripes for each track. The terrain itself
> is made from old newspapers, cut into small strips and glued down using
> the glue offered for wall-paper (don't know the name). After a few
> layers this gets real stiff and can be finished using (a small amount)
> of plaster (or anything like plaster, probably plaster with sawdust?).
> The whole thing is quite easy to work with (drill, sand, saw...) and you
> can simply cut the paper if you don't like the form (before the plaster
;-)
>
> Actually my layout consits of two parts, the back part is placed in an
> open cupboard and the front part hinged and removable ;-)
>
> As to fire-safety, I don't think plaster burns that well ;-) Thanks to
> the stiff paper the thing stays reasonably light and is stable for
> movin' around a bit.
>
> Total cost (for my 150x80cm - that's about 5'x3' - layout):
> - wood: ~20$
> - packaging carton: free
> - old newspaper: free
> - 1 or 2 pack of glue: 1-3$ each
> - 5kg plaster: ~8$
> - cork: ~5$
> - colors, scenery, whatever ;-)
>
> The only thing I'm still worrying about is the mountain-range in the
> back. It has to be removable as to facilitate access to the hidden yard.
> So I have to do a construction of some kind as a base for the removable
> sections... At the moment I'm fitting infrared light detectors to the
On mine, I make all mountains removable. The mountains area a seperate
structure, and I place a couple of wooden dowels (to insert into a
corresponding hole in the base) in the bottom of each mountain to hold
them in place. In fact many of the mountains are made of multiple
sections for easy access to tunnels, etc.
Just place trees, etc. to cover any seam in the hills.
Scott
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