Building the River Scene: Part 9

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Part 9: This is a multi-part blog where I make the scenery on the river scene on my model railroad. In this video I start carving the river channel.

Music Notes: The music on this video was recorded using Sonar Home Studio Ver 6.0. The drums and keyboards were played on an M-Audio Keystation 61 ES and/or sequenced in the MIDI Editor. The bass used is an SX Fretless Jazz Clone Modded with Dimarzio J Pickups.

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[jasonandjoesrailway]

Hi mate, why do you coose this method rather than say wire mesh and plaster cloth? Hope you dont mind m asking?

[thebige61]

@jasonandjoesrailway It was a pretty confined area so florist foam was just easier to carve and work with in general in such a tight space.

[efitter7]

a quick question... were can i get some of that Florist Foam???

btw great vid, layout is looking really good!!!

[thebige61]

@efitter7 I my foam at Hobby Lobby. You could probably get it at any garden supply store or crafts store.

[3810325]

how do you really call the green material that you use for the mountains, landsacpes and inthis case river banks??

i mean, the real tecnical name for it...

?

[thebige61]

The "green stuff" is Florist Foam. The pink foam I've used on my mountains is"extruded foam.

[dmrk42]

he uses it for filling gaps on the foam by mixing it with white glue

[swanman1975]

WoW! thats cool. hope that foam don't cost much. seems like 50% gets shaved away!

[mccunecp]

it be nice to take all the foam fillings and compress them and re use them lol

[steven8979]

awesome video man, your layout is coming along great!

[rwatters11]

What are you planning to use for water? Don't you need to seal the foam as well as the cracks to keep it all iin the river?

[howarth004]

you make it look easy, very educational

[3810325]

you mean that florist foam that goes down very easly is you press it? ok thanks!