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Thar be MOUNTAINS!
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Thar be MOUNTAINS!

Fast forward a bit and I have mountains and have done a bit of shaping with my Surform. This little $3 tool works wonders to shape foam AND gives you a great fore-arm workout.

I experimented with varying shapes in the foam, figuring if anything was screwed up that I would just cover it with the plaster I'll be using.

  • Mears Junction Bridge - More Details
  • Mears Junction Bridge - Details Again
  • Mears Junction Bridge - Final Shot
  • Mark works on a few more pieces of the grid in this area. This shot gives a good idea on how tight we did the grid. It was pretty much just winging it, but I think that it turned out pretty good.
  • My brother Mark helps me install the grid on the layout. For the grids I used Drywall Shims (found in the drywall section of any hardware store that sells drywall). I ended up cutting the shims in half to make them a little more useable. To anchor in place....the ole tried and true method....hot glue gun. (Word for the wise...apparently HOT GLUE comes out of the end of this gun! Who Knew!)<br /> <br /> I think that both Mark and me were pleasantly surprised at how stable the grid gets when you get done. <br /> <br /> In the distance the rest of the mountain is in place, ready for plaster cloth (more to come on that).
  • A little further and now with the tunnel portal in place, I'm at a point where I am happy with the basic shape before plastering. <br /> <br /> For the tunnel liner I was able to put a little texture to the rocks by using an x-acto knife, flicking off small pieces to get the rough shape desired. <br /> <br /> And yes...I made sure my NMRA gauge was at hand so there will not be any clearance issues.
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  • Thar be MOUNTAINS!
  • I used 2" pink foam bought from my local Home Depot to do the structure of my mountains. This was a total guess on thickness, but proved to be sufficient in shaping. (I should say that I learned long ago from a club member to get the pink or blue foam, because the white stuff is just to coarse when shaping).<br /> <br /> To anchor these shapes I'm using liquid nails. Drying time is a little longer, but once dry...things do NOT move.
  • Ah here......we go!
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