i build my buildings as moduals on .080 styrene sheets To save the more work intensive areas. I have yet to find a way to secure scenery materials like dirt and foams and such to the styrene. Only thing that works is a rubber cement type adhiesives. But the off gassing over time warps the styrene. Andbody find some other adhuesive that works?
Wolfie
A pessimist sees a dark tunnel
An optimist sees the light at the end of the tunnel
A realist sees a frieght train
An engineer sees three idiots standing on the tracks stairing blankly in space
I scenic around styrene sheet all the time. Provided the styrene is painted, typical scenery adhesives like diluted white glue work just fine, as the painted surface provides plenty of tooth for the glue. Use some spray paint under the areas you intend to scenic later and you should be OK.
Rob Spangler
Any specific paint type or brand? i know it will have to be flat.
NVSRRAny specific paint type or brand?
I just use whatever works for the other parts of the base I'm working on. Typically it's something like Testors camouflage gray (which I often use for concrete), or Rustoleum (or Krylon) of some kind from the home center.
You could also try roughing up the surface of the styrene if you are going to scenic over it (sand it).
NVSRR Any specific paint type or brand? i know it will have to be flat. Wolfie
I use Tamiya acrylic paint and sprinkle on the first layer of Lifelike brand "Earth" ground cover while the paint is still wet. The paint holds the ground cover.
A little liquid glue should roughen up the surface enough for paint and the ground cover.
One of my sub-hobbies is building detailed mini-scenes. I usually use 0.060" styrene sheet as my base.
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All I do is scratch up the surface of the styrene with the roughest sandpaper I can find. After that I paint it with regular old gray primer.
I can then apply ground cover with my usual adhesive of white glue thinned 5:1 with water and everything holds just fine.
I built these a few years ago, still solid as you could want.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
BMMECNYC You could also try roughing up the surface of the styrene if you are going to scenic over it (sand it).
Yep, get some rougher sandpaper and make a bunch of random passes over it, to give it a cross-hatched pattern on it. Enough unevenness to make it grippy.