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Thin Branch Series: Foam scenery part 2 - making hills
Nicely done!! Gathering up the courage to create my own pink mountain range. Many thanks for the instructions.
David, please stop cutting toward you unprotected hand. This method works great but it easy for the knife to slip or break through the foam.
Very nice companion piece to the tunnel episode. If you are willing to make a heck of a mess and need to remove quite a bit of material, a wood rasp can be used or even a wire wheek in a drill (a method used in fabricating fiberglass molds). These will create a LOT of foam bits, but can be helpful for those of us who need rounded contours versus “mountains”.
Seeing how David is attempting to remove his fingers/maim himself at every turn, I was wondering what M. R. thought of, and or, would do a review on “hot” foam cutting tools (particularly the Micro-Mark “Hot knife”)
I know adequate ventilation is a must (just like with paints) But it seems to me such a tool would be far safer and a tad simpler to use?
Super job David, bring on more!!! Thanks
So timely David!
I’ve never used this technique before, but I just had the opportunity to try it for the first time on a project for our 3 rail O Scale modular layout. Your video really helped. There’s nothing like a step-by-step “how to” for doing things you’ve never done before.
Come on by the layout at Trainfest and check out the new scene. We’re the Independent HiRailers over in the SW corner by the dealer area.
Do you think it would be possible for the Related Videos to show at least the next video in the sequence? Just watched Building a Bridge #1 and had to search all over the place to find #2 in the series.
David has a nice professional presentation mixed with a very friendly demeanor and explains what he is doing very precisely…great for beginners and experts to learn new techniques. Wood glue and white glue also work very well with foam.
Thanks David. I think I can do that now. Please watch those fingers!
Cheers
Mark