All methods should be looked at to see what appeals to you. I used foam on my current layout just to try something new. Trying new things is how we grow our knowledge.
There are a ton of video's on foam mountains and I found this series on You-Tube really helpful. Part 7 is on finishing the project and I really like the way he used spackle to enhance the foam before painting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIj5WVsAvN4
I started using caulk to join layers together as I found it made the mountains flexible if bumped.
I have used various goop methods on parts of my current layout as well, however, the room I am using has really, really expensive carpet on the floor put there by the previous owners. I always have to cover everything up when gooping. I just vacuum up the foam and don't cover the floor at all when working with it.
My foamy mountain(s)
Brent
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It's a 50:50 split between foam and cardboard latice work. Each has it's benefits. But even with foamboard, you need to cover it with some material like sculpt-a-mold or plaster sheets.I will warn you that closed foam sheets do release a very toxic gas if burnt. Some release a cyanide gas. So if fire risk is a possibility, stay away.
Don - Specializing in layout DC->DCC conversions
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DigitalGriffin It's a 50:50 split between foam and cardboard latice work. Each has it's benefits. But even with foamboard, you need to cover it with some material like sculpt-a-mold or plaster sheets.
It's a 50:50 split between foam and cardboard latice work. Each has it's benefits. But even with foamboard, you need to cover it with some material like sculpt-a-mold or plaster sheets.
I didn't and it looks great. I just did it the same way the guy in the video did it.
BATMAN DigitalGriffin It's a 50:50 split between foam and cardboard latice work. Each has it's benefits. But even with foamboard, you need to cover it with some material like sculpt-a-mold or plaster sheets. I didn't and it looks great. I just did it the same way the guy in the video did it.
I had a lot of rock castings anyway for my cliff faces (which are plaster). So it just made sense to plaster it all together. I have since gone back to cardboard webbing/weave.