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There seems to be many different ways to create landscape out of foam. I don't know that you want to use styrofoam as opposed to rigid insulation foam but everyone seems to try new techniques. Most people layer foam using adhesives (everything from glue guns to Hard As Nails) that don't attack or eat away the foam. After stacking the foam in a general shape there are many different ways to cut a basic form of, for example, a mountain: hot wire cutters, saws, rasps, knives, and I've even used an orbital sander (not recommended in enclosed areas!) on large areas. I've seen where some people are very meticulous in carving out detail in their foam, then painting over it with an earth colored paint and putting their landscaping materials on that. Others I've seen will do the same cutting, but with less detail, then paint on anywhere from one to several coats of plaster or Hydrocal, then earth tone paint and landscaping. And finally, I've seen where a very rough shaping of a mountain is made, then plaster cloth or paper-towel-soaked-in-plaster laid over the foam is used. This is usually followed by coats of plaster or Hydrocal then the earth tone paint and landscaping. Bottom line? Get a couple of different books on the subject, subscribe to Model Rail Roader Magazine (no, I don't work for them) and use these forums to find out what strikes your fancy. Maybe you can come up with some great new method the rest of us would want to use.
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