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arbomambo

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Re: Curious what you guys use on foam
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2014, 04:10:12 PM »
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If I can get away with it, I paint and apply scenery directly to the foam; otherwise I like to use sculptamold, that has been pre-colored with dilute latex paint, to the areas that need covering.
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Re: Curious what you guys use on foam
« Reply #16 on: October 21, 2014, 02:27:11 AM »
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Lots of good feedback and advice. Thanks guys....I'll let you know how it goes.

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Re: Curious what you guys use on foam
« Reply #17 on: October 21, 2014, 08:58:47 AM »
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I cover the seams with Plaster cloth,then a coat of Latex paint before I apply ground foams.

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Re: Curious what you guys use on foam
« Reply #18 on: October 21, 2014, 12:50:53 PM »
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I use the pink 1" foam. I then shape it using a Stanley Surfoam Shaver. If you Google it, I use the smaller curved one primarily. I then fill in areas of the foam with Celluclay. I love it. It is light weight and easy to use. Here are two photos showing a tunnel area I am working on in Z scale on my European themed layout:



You can see the layers of the foam, and a light coating of the Celluclay to fill in. I it painted green in preparation for the ground cover.



Cround cover is in place. Still some work to blend it inot the backdrop, but it is getting there.

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