Hey. First I'd like to say greetings to you all...I'm new to the boards and new to railroading. I had a couple of questions as I'm starting out with this whole thing and I figured this was the place to put them up since i can't find anywhere on the net giving me decisive answers. I'll make this quick. I'm designing a transportable layout. Because of this I am planning on making my mountain side out of a foam base (insulation foam actually) to increase it's durability. I would like to use rock molds to attach to the foam base, but have a couple of concerns. I read you simply push the rock mold against your base-form. If I do that is the plaster really going to stick to the foam or do I risk it falling off? If not, can you attach the plaster cast from the molds to the layout (to form around curves) with glue before the plaster has fully set? I can't figure out how I'd go about it. The other idea I've heard is to either make a base form with aluminum foil then cover it with spackle/polyfilla or to smear down a thin layer of spackle/polyfilla and push aluminum foil into it? How does this look when finished? Would it be a better method for me. I need something pretty durable since I will be taking the layout to my junior high (where I teach) so it is going to get alot of touching and have to move in and out of my car a lot. Plus, until I get my house this summer, I'm living in an apartment so my wife wants me to keep my layout in the closet. Thanks for any responses and it's a pleasure to meet you all.
CaptainJack Welcome to Trainboard :teeth: For starters why not review these two threads http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=85250 http://www.trainboard.com/grapevine/showthread.php?t=82359 I am sure some of the other guys will chime in as well.
