Scenery Help

[elvisp]

I am having trouble putting ground foam on some of the hills on my layout. The problem is that the hills are almost vertical. This was required to blend the second level with the first. I tried painting the hills and putting on the foam (either by hand or blowing the material to the hill). Only a small amount stuck to the hill. Any suggestions? Are there other materials that you use ie: lychen, grass mats, etc? 

[Anonymous]

elvisp,
First to the boards!  Stop by the coffeepot sometime, that is where we hang out during the day...

To answer your question, another method to use is a dilluted glue method using equal parts Elmer's White Glue and Water.  You spray the dilluted glue onto the surface then blow the ground foam onto the glue.  The glue sticks to the surface and the water delays the dry time to give you more time to work with the surface, you can go over the area a few times with different colors to give more depth to the finish.  I would paint the surface a dirt brown before using the glue though... that helps to cover any colors you don't want peeking through...

Hope this helps...

OH!  don't forget to cover areas you don't want to get glue on!  That can be a mess... btw the dilluted glue can also be used for ballasting, and can also be colored with acrylic paints.

[fifedog]

Place toothpicks or bamboo skewers at upwards angles on your vertical slopes, then use lychen (sprayed with craft glue) and dip it in a bowl with a hunka-hunka pile of ground foam. (Couldn't resist )  Then place your foliage on the skewers, and voila! Canopy on your hillside.

[el-capitan]

elvisp,
First to the boards!  Stop by the coffeepot sometime, that is where we hang out during the day...

To answer your question, another method to use is a dilluted glue method using equal parts Elmer's White Glue and Water.  You spray the dilluted glue onto the surface then blow the ground foam onto the glue.  The glue sticks to the surface and the water delays the dry time to give you more time to work with the surface, you can go over the area a few times with different colors to give more depth to the finish.  I would paint the surface a dirt brown before using the glue though... that helps to cover any colors you don't want peeking through...

Hope this helps...

OH!  don't forget to cover areas you don't want to get glue on!  That can be a mess... btw the dilluted glue can also be used for ballasting, and can also be colored with acrylic paints.

 

I agree with everything except one thing, use a paint brush to spread on the glue. Much neater and don't have to worry about overspray.

[dwiemer]

One other thing you may want to do, if you want to put larger "clumps" of ground foam, use a hot glue gun.  They are cheap and hold pretty well.  This will add depth to your scenery by having larger and smaller layers mixed in.

dennis

[Jumijo]

 

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