QUOTE: Originally posted by KenLarsen This posting is a sequel to the original topic: http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=26674 Floral foam comes in blocks about the size of a brick, sold in craft stores for about $1.25 apiece.
QUOTE: Originally posted by danpik A while back I started to make some of the thousands of trees I will need for my layout. I started using the woodland scenic / Scenic express ground foam. After I went through 4 or 5 cans of this stuff I figured there had to be a better way (read cheaper). Remembering that I read somewhere a while back about making your own at home from foam padding and water based craft paint I decided to give it a try. The picture below shows the results. The two piles will each fill the container in the center. Total cost for the two piles is $2.00. The majority of the cost for this is the foam rubber. I am going to contact a local furniture upholstry shop and ask about scraps of foam from their jobs. I am sure they will probably just give it to me. I have posted a complete how to on my web site www.DansResinCasting.com . Just go to the "How to" link and there will be a link to the page this is on.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Big_Boy_4005 I'm not sure this is a good application for this material. That floral foam is fairly rigid and ultimately turns to dust when ground. The little chunks in the photo look nice, but a more spongey foam is probably better. If you don't like Woodland Scenic's prices, it is possible to make your own ground foam. I once made small batches of custom colors, using old foam rubber cushions, latex paint, and an old hand cranked meat grinder.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Muddy Creek That looks like a good material to try as a replacement for the W$ ground foam I've been using. Do you think it's possible to change the colors with dye or something? Need varying shades of green up in these woods. A Sureform tool might also make quick work of that green brick. (I need to make thousands of trees.) Wayne
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