Model Railroad Scenery using Extruded Foam: Part 4

[eben81]

those dril marks on the sides of the mountains are exactly that. drill marks. they are where they drilled holes and inserted dynamite in the drilled holes to blast away larges portions of stone.

[mortsey]

In mountainous regions the rocks protrud on diagonal angles, I noticed that you glue all your foam panels horizontaly. Have you considered diagonaly glueing your foam panels on an angle for this effect?

[thebige61]

True, but how would you weigh them down while the glue dries?

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[mortsey]

Yea, I wasn't trying to be critical, I figured that you have your system figured out pretty well. It was just a brain blip. I suppose you could glue them flat then stand them on an angle. But with limited space for scenery you can only do so much. I'm really impressed with the final product taht I saw in later videors by the way. I really appreciate your creativity.

[thebige61]

No offense taken. It's kind of a pain trying to hide those lines since not all rock is stratified like that. Sometimes it works out better than others.

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[ECWnWWF]

The scenery that your modeling? is that like from somewhere in Arizona or something?

[thebige61]

I'd guess somwhere in the four corners regoin. Close enough...

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[killjoy1995]

i alwase used to hate the dound of foam being riped and cut but now since ive been working on my modellayout for 2 weeks i thing ive over came that weird feeling

[thebige61]

Yeah. I know what you mean. I used to work on a dairy farm for a summer job. The stables stunk to high heaven for the first few days then I just got used to it...

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[NSResponder]

Have you considered using a hot wire? You'd be able to work a lot faster, and not have all that static-charged mess to deal with.

-jcr

[thebige61]

I messed around with hot wire when I first started. I got a cheap cutter and wasn't really impressed (most likely because the cutter I got was cheap). I didn't want to spend the bucks at the time to get something decent so I made do with what I had. Sure it was messy but nothing that couldn't be overcome(especially if you're working on a limited budget).

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[twto93]

what is the size of your layout? mine is two 4x8 pieces of plywood in the shape of an L, and i cant find many layouts that will fit my shape, and i dont want to spend any money.

[thebige61]

It's roughly L shaped that goes around the walls of my basement. It's approx. 24 x 18 ft. There are two lift out bridges by the basement stairs.

[davidallen1]

These tutorials are great. I'm watching for the second time. Your tips are great. Looking forward to the next batch of videos. Is there anything after the first nine. I'd love to see a tour of your finished layout. Thanks again, David

[thebige61]

Check out "Trains Running Through the Scenery & Layout Tour (Part 1)" and "Trains Running Through the Scenery & Layout Tour (Part 2)"

I give a brief tour of what I've done so far.

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[jacon100]

Thank you for taking the time to put this series together. I wish I'd known half this when I started.. :)

Jarrell

[pacbelt]

Ditto! In the 1970's, we made them big, heavy, and messy! Foam board has been a saviour to our hobby!