Before adding scenery to our On30 Olympia Logging Co. display-style layout, MRVP’s Kent Johnson first builds up the terrain using sections of flexible foam from Woodland Scenics. In this video, Kent shows viewers how easy it is to form sloped terrain along the painted backdrop — all without creating the mess typically associated with foam board construction techniques!
Olympia Logging Series: Part 15 – Build a foam scenery base
By Angela Cotey | July 18, 2014
| Last updated on December 18, 2020
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.
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.
I like what you have done can not wait to see more,
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
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???