rrebellThe only thing you should not do is leave the final surface exposed forever,
Why not ???????????
I'm beginning to wonder if we are talking about the same thing
One downside is that fumes from the foam are toxic. The fumes given off when you use a hot wire cutter can poison you, so be careful.
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If the foam is not covered or sealed and if you use it for roads, parking lots, anything smooth or flat that you will have vehicles (mini metals, model power and the likes) with rubber tires, these tires (some do and some don't) eat down into the foam, yes down to the axels.
A side note, these (some do and some don't) rubber tires will stick themselves to plastic deck autoracks and leave a mark on the deck.
UNCLEBUTCH rrebell The only thing you should not do is leave the final surface exposed forever, Why not ??????????? I'm beginning to wonder if we are talking about the same thing
rrebell The only thing you should not do is leave the final surface exposed forever,
rrebell UNCLEBUTCH rrebell The only thing you should not do is leave the final surface exposed forever, Why not ??????????? I'm beginning to wonder if we are talking about the same thing Beaded foam can lose beads is rubbed against and in building, running and maintaining a model railroad this is imposible. Also plaster cloth sticks well to beaded foam and gives it a smoth surface that is easy to stain or zip texture. Also it smoths between layers as no mater how carfull a carver you are, layers are layers and this hides them well and if you want to add form you can add more foam and cover that. One of my favorite finish ideas for backdrops is to cut low depth hills and cover them with plaster cloth built off layout compleatly finished with ground cover too. These can then be caulked to the backdrop for relistic hills that take only a 1" or two of valuble real estate.
Beaded foam can lose beads is rubbed against and in building, running and maintaining a model railroad this is imposible. Also plaster cloth sticks well to beaded foam and gives it a smoth surface that is easy to stain or zip texture. Also it smoths between layers as no mater how carfull a carver you are, layers are layers and this hides them well and if you want to add form you can add more foam and cover that. One of my favorite finish ideas for backdrops is to cut low depth hills and cover them with plaster cloth built off layout compleatly finished with ground cover too. These can then be caulked to the backdrop for relistic hills that take only a 1" or two of valuble real estate.
Ok we are not, Your refering to the beaded stuff, and I agree totaly.
I was talking about the blue/pink
please dis regard,