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In the Dec 05 issue of Garden Railways (pp. 66ff), I saw some great northern European style buildings reportedly built with "vinyl cement" over styrfoam base. Does anyone have some specifics on this technique. I found vinyl concrete patching mix at Home Depot. Is this "vinyl cement"? How thick is it applied? How is the styroam base built? Is it solid, or just a box of walls? What type of styrofoam is used? Is it just the regular green or white coarse stuff at the crafts store or the smooth, dense packing type styrofoam? How are the wood slats attached? How is it all sealed so that water isn't absorbed around the wood slats? I'm fairly creative, but I don't want to reinvent the wheel. Can anyone give me some advice? [You can see my railway at www.seelyhouse.com/railwaypage.htm . I'm just starting on trestles and buildings.]
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