Model Railroad Scenery using Extruded Foam: Part 2

[thesissou123]

Hi, Please, where did you buy this rape ? the name of that rape is particular ?

Thanks

[thebige61]

@thesissou123 LOL! It's called a rasp. I got it at Menards. You can get them at any home improvement store or hardware store

[sirspamsalot2]

@thesissou123 go to any dark alley in the hood and you can get rape for free ;)

[thebige61]

@thesissou123 Lol...it's called a Surform Rasp and you should be able to get one at any hardware store or home supply store(Menards, Lowes, Home Depot...etc.)

[arkahm]

I finally found someplace to buy XPS (Extruded PolyStyrene) Foam in Southern Cali. It took me forever and it isn't the Owen's Pink Foam. I had to get the Blue Dow 25 PSI "Styrofoam". It is QUITE expensive here. Paying almost $30 for a 4'x8' 1" thick slab. The 2" was $50. A bit pricey but if it lets me build like this, it will be worth it to me.

[RGMerkel]

@arkahm

The 2 in blue foam here is $25 bucks for a 4x8 sheet.

[MrSilverballmania]

hey i use a wire wheel and a drill it makes quick work but more a mess then i use tools to make my rock formations but to each its own do you run dcc on your trains

[modeltrainfanatic98]

Isn't it messy work I mean the excess foam?

JJ

[waldenhouse]

You sound kinda outa breath - you ok carving all that stuff with respiratory problems?

[critchley3819]

@koelschwolf I you have given me a greay idea, Thanks

[ScottishRails]

Very helpful. A steel ruler... Who knew...

[sfarber1104]

Extremely helpful. Well done. Thank you

[thebige61]

No I've never used. You'd probably need to put up om kind of barriers to keep the foam from going all over the place.

E

[69derfy]

@thebige61

yes you can use foam in a can. Some books on scenery tell how to use it, carves just like sheet foam

[MrBlueboy6666]

@thebige61 dosent it anyways?

[Piemaster653]

this is such a great way to relieve stress...

[taximac1]

Is there eayway that i can download all your tips on modle railroad lay outs dierect from you . i am a totale beginner in modle railroads and you are the only person that i have found that makes everything so clear and easy to under stand ? your hopfully raymond

[musicmnn]

I would never have guessed this is how you can make mountains all by hand amazing work.

[Gahman900]

is that polystyrene foam?

[fdsauwy]

What materials do you use to make that mountain? (including tools, materials and so on). That may facilitate me to purchase

[thebige61]

I give a list of materials in the first part of this series

[fdsauwy]

I cannot understand us well

Because I'm from HK

[lwmlwm44]

Supperb videos easy to understand and well thought out by the author Larry Meyers St. Louis Mo

[masterkiller49]

ok like the thing to do it right, is destroy the foam lol

[MikeDelic14]

thanks for posting, i just started with the foam today, made a couple experimental hills. I got a quick question, whats that yellow brush type thing you're using? im assuming you can buy one at a hardware store?

[thebige61]

Yes. It was a pretty cheap one too. You don't need anything to fancy.

E

[MikeDelic14]

ok thanks.

[olsotrav2013]

How do you lay track on foam and what kind of benchwork did you use? By the way nice vid.

[thebige61]

I didn't lay any of the track on the foam. I have 3/4 inch plywood underneath it.

[pacbelt]

Very informative. Thanks!

[tuninglatinocom]

lol

[bender123434]

thanks

[thetreeregimovies]

owned

[steven8979]

can you just use foam as your board?

[thebige61]

Hmmm...are you talking about not using any plywood underneath the foam? I thought there was an article in Model Railroader that talked about somebody just using the 2 inch foam without any plywood. I can't remember which issue it was though. I suppose you could do it but I prefer to have good support underneath the foam.

[thetreeregimovies]

how much did you layout cost? (just guess)

[thebige61]

I've been working on it for the past 5 years or so. I'd guess in the neighborhood of 3,000 - 4,000 thousand.

[panos1977]

Nice videos and great ideas. greetings from Greece

[tracktionmonkey]

Thanks!

[Trainsmaster]

You have some very good ideas. Never thought of using a ruler that way. And your rocks look great too! Thanks!