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Olympia Logging Series: Part 15 - Build a foam scenery base
Why didn’t you mention that you really shouldn’t use " HOT " glue but rather " Low heat " glue or the foam will melt and may not work or hold at a later date???
Indeed Warren, I’m using a Woodland Scenic no. ST1445 Low Temp Foam Glue Gun commonly found in hobby shops. Higher temperature, construction-grade hot glue guns like those you reference DO have a place in model railroading – Cody made use of one in Cody’s Workshop: Episode 13 – but just not with lightweight foam materials. – Kent
I like what you have done can not wait to see more,
I don’t know about the northern climates but here in the south, specifically South Carolina, I was able to find one inch thick 2’ X 2’ pink Foamular foam sheets by Owens Corning that are great for hobbyist at Home Depot. Just enough for projects but not making you have a lot of left overs from a standard large sheet of pink foam. I am using those to create my mountain/tunnel area with.
Great ideas in this video. I have also used the Woodland Scenics inclined risers for making a Rocky Mountain stream bed. It provided a gradual and steady fall for the waterway. It makes a great optical illusion with a forced perspective, yet is correct for the geography of the region.