Two styrene Qs

Model Railroader Layouts and layout building
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I will use .10 stryene sheets to go around the corners of my 7x12 backdrop. I read that styrene can get cut w/ a hobby knife. However, couldn’t I use scissors since the styrene is so thin?

I plan to use masonite on the straight sections. The styrene on the corners will get built up from behind to match the masonite’s thickness using extra .10 strips. I have 1x2s behind the benchwork that will support the masonite and styrene. I will use joint compound to fill in the cracks between them. How much plastic glue do I need to hold the strips together? I figured to get two one-ounce bottles of Testor’s plastic cement.

TIA!!

Lee

2

scissors will be fine

Amount of glue I do not know.

3

You could probably apply the Testors cement in a style simialr to applying carpenters glue to wood although I have much better success with thck gap CA. The thick gap CA holds over time much better than the Testors…

4

Lee, if you haven’t bought the styrene yet, save yourself some dough and go to the local big box and check the “for sale” signs.

Terry