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Drew and Kent keep the scenery effort moving forward. In this episode of our Canadian Canyons N scale layout project, the two share how they attached “ribs” to the spine they just installed. Once this rough cut of the scenery substructure is in place, you’ll begin to see how impressive the mountainside will be!
Appreciate the feedback and inquires, guys! As I’m fond of saying, “Hot glue is HOT… and stringy!” It can be used with foam insulation board, but I try to avoid the stringy glue remnants unless I really need a section to set instantly. Although low-temp glue/gun gets hot, it still won’t scorch or “smoke” foam insulation board. -Kent, MRVP Assoc. Producer
Will hot glue cause the foam to smoke?
If you use hot glue you don’t have to wait for the glue to set up overnight.
Great to see foam taking shape on the layout. I too am a little confused with the vision but makes it all more exciting to see the next steps.
Great series but I have missed David’s woodworking over last few episodes!
Justin
This segment shows one of the advantages of using foam as a scenery base. Carving the foam ribs or layers to produce either subtle changes in elevation or dramatic slopes and cliffs gives the modeler maximum flexibility to create a scene that is much more difficult, and messy with other scenery materials. Need a sharp knife and be careful cutting. Thanks
My “Picture it in your Mind,” used cardboard strips instead of the foam ribs. Although the back bone of foam installed in Part 25 makes a lot of sense as a place to attach my Cardboard strips. Weight wise I doubt there would be much difference.
Like your humor during the presentation of a ‘very serious’ topic. Interesting to see how the CC has come along during this year of progress and where it is today in front of the web cam as the trees are being added.
Very interesting. One advantage of modeling the midwest is that I don’t have to worry about mountains, but there are actually some pretty steep cuts, fills, and hills in eastern Nebraska, so I might try your techniques.
There are much better tasting ribs out there than foam guys, just sayin’.
This is definitely part of the “picture it in your mind” aspect of scenery work, were you can see it in your mind, but others are left wondering, until it is almost complete.
Glad to have CC back!
-John