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- From: jsm@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (John Scott McCauley Jr.)
- Subject: lightweight layout construction
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.201728.11897@Princeton.EDU>
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- How about this for the FAQ:
-
- Q. How do I make a lightweight yet sturdy layout?
- A. ???
-
- Anyone want to answer this question? I've appended two old articles about
- using foam for scenery. I'd like more info about using lightweight products
- (foam core board?) for subroadbed.
-
- Scott
-
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- From: wey@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (william.e.yoder)
- Newsgroups: rec.railroad
- Subject: Re: styrofoam scenery
- Summary: another foam idea
- Message-ID: <1991Oct29.122726.11515@cbfsb.att.com>
- Date: 29 Oct 91 12:27:26 GMT
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- In article <1991Oct28.162640.29363@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>, bunce@asd2.jsc.nasa.gov (Tom Bunce) writes:
- > In article <ZOO.91Oct25144348@lynx.spa.umn.edu> zoo@aps1.spa.umn.edu (david d
- > [zoo] zuhn) writes:
- > >[ styrofoam for scenery leaving lot of charged debris ]
-
-
- I used another foam product called extruded foam. It usually comes in
- either pink or blue. It is very stong, especially when laminated in
- 1 inch layers. You don't have the beading problem when cutting it. It is
- a little more expensive, about $10 for a 4x8 ft, 1 inch sheet. I used
- it on two 6 foot modules at our club and it makes for very light and
- strong modules. Everyone wants to carry them when we haul them to shows.
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- Check in the yellow pages for foam distributers. It works great!!
-
- Bill Yoder
-
- Article 5803 of rec.railroad:
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- From: sra@bistromath.mitre.org (Stan R. Ames)
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- Subject: Re:Model: Scenery & Is MITRE a railfan employer??? =8^)
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- Date: 6 Nov 91 15:12:39 GMT
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- Actually there are a lot more than three railfans here.
-
- On the questions on strofoam scenery Tony Steele developed a technique where
- concrete patch is applied over the styrofoam. Although this might seem
- strange at first it has several advantages.
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- 1) it is strong and it holds up well for both permanent layouts and modules.
-
- 2) it actually looks like rock or roads.
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- 3) it is quick to apply and it dries hard overnight. We have made drastic
- changes to the scenery on a module two days before a show without problems.
-
- 4) it stains and takes paint very well without losing its texture.
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- 5) it is actually lighter since less concrete patch is used than would normally
- be used in the plaster technique.
-
- The concrete patch used is actually a vinyl based product that can be found at
- hardware stores.
-
- The technique calls for shaping the styrofoam to an approximate shape and then
- applying a thin layer of the concrete patch over it. For roads a puty knife
- is used to give a smoth texture. For rock cuts a knife is used to shape
- the concrete. For ground a wet sponge is used to give the concrete surface
- the desired texture. Once dry the ground is painted the desired earth color
- and whatever ground material added while the paint is wet. When the paint
- is dry you are left with very realistic scenery.
-
- Experience at module shows indicates that the plaster technique can have
- have problems over time. The concrete module experienced one problem when
- someone fell on it and cracked one area of thin concrete. This was repaired in
- an hour and no other than the guilty party is the wiser.
-
- Stan Ames
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