Model Railroad Scenery using Extruded Foam: Part 3 - HQ

[tgd1947]

was wondering! you really have had to be in the mountains and seen how stuff looks naturally. Do you worry about boulders and such?

[thebige61]

@tgd1947 Not necessarily. You can get a lot of info from a good set of pictures. There's still a lot of details i need to add.

[tgd1947]

the big this is awesome. I read how to books years ago and they were using chicken wire and newspaper waded up and then covered with light crete concrete but this looks so much easier and simple. Thanks

[Trainkid24]

Where Can you buy Extruded Foam at? I was unable to find anything larger than 1/2 inch thick

[thebige61]

@Trainkid24 Are you located in the south? Thicker sheets may be harder to come by there.

[Trainkid24]

@thebige61 No I am In the North

Pa.

[thebige61]

@Trainkid24 Then you should be able to find it in any home improvement store like Home Depot or Lowes.

[kmorton240]

it seems you have laid your track on top of a few inches of foam. do track nails hold well enough in foam or is there another way to hold it. love the vids, they will help my son and i build his first trains set.

Kevin

[thebige61]

Actually my track is laid on cork road bed which is in turn laid on 3/4 inch ply wood. check out my personal website for pictures on what I did. I use a thin layer of Elmers Squeeze n Caulk to secure the track.

E

[TheBrickanatorz]

What do you use for grass?

I need to know!

[thebige61]

Thanks! Post a video of your progress.

E

[Coffeeshop246]

Looks good! Right now I'm using the plaster cloth technique for my model railroad, but I might use foam later on when I'm making rock faces. You've given some good advise.