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Posted by stokesda on Friday, March 20, 2020 3:36 PM

I was able to get pieces of 2'x2' styrene sheet from a local sign shop. I think it's 0.060" thick. I paid the guy $5/piece for it. I checked a local plastics supplier, but they wouldn't sell me anything smaller than a 4'x8' sheet, and I didn't need that much.

I've also seen/heard of people using various plaster-like materials (e.g. drywall/spackling compound, straight-up plaster, etc.). Ken Patterson has a "what's neat" video segment where he paved a road using concrete patching material that comes in a plastic tub from HD or Lowe's. That seemed to be turn out well for that application.

Dan Stokes

My other car is a tunnel motor

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Posted by DSchmitt on Saturday, March 14, 2020 11:19 PM

Good suggestions above

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 This company sells online to public and has retail stores in Califotnia Oregon and Washington

https://www.tapplastics.com/

I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.

I don't have a leg to stand on.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Saturday, March 14, 2020 9:32 PM

I have heard that you might be able to pick up sheet styrene from local sign making shops.  They use a lot of it.

I ordered some online.  I think I got it from US Plastics, or maybe US Rubber.

If you go to a local hardware store, you can get For Sale or Beware of the Dog signs and just turn them over.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

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Posted by bavrail on Saturday, March 14, 2020 9:30 PM

Take a look at "For Sale" signs at Walmart. We paint the back a concrete color.

Easy to cut.

WS

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Intermodal yard
Posted by crisco1 on Saturday, March 14, 2020 6:56 PM

  Does anyone out there have any suggestions for materials that

I can use for concrete in a intermodal yard?  I was going to use masonite, but it's too thick.  I was thinking about large sheets of styrene.  Where can I get large

sheets of styrene cheap?

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