Model Railroad Scenery using Extruded Foam: Part 1

Excellent primer for beginners: tinyurl.com My Web Site: modelrr.oakviewresources.com This is the first part of a multi- part tutorial of doing Model Railroad Scenery using extruded construction foam. This video contains an intro and discussion on the materials you will need to get started.

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25 Comments »

  1. i use gorilla glue too glue the foam. works great!

    Comment by andrzejowiec — January 7, 2009 @ 9:24 pm

  2. Yes, you can do that, that was the standard procedure in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. The only problem was that is was so HEAVY! The last layout I built was of sculptamold with carboard supports, much lighter than plaster of paris. This methods looks best though, I’m going to try it onthe new layout I’m planning.

    Comment by gtc1961 — January 20, 2009 @ 10:34 am

  3. now I have some blue polystyrene, Will that work as well as that pink stuff you got?

    Comment by SouthDakotaBoys — February 21, 2009 @ 1:23 pm

  4. I’m thinking it will if it’s the kind of foam I’m picturing in my mind. you can experiment on a small piece to see how well it carves.

    Comment by thebige61 — February 25, 2009 @ 12:10 am

  5. Thanks

    Comment by SouthDakotaBoys — February 25, 2009 @ 7:40 pm

  6. where are u from

    Comment by newyorkcentrury — February 26, 2009 @ 7:53 pm

  7. Is N scale cheaper than HO scale? I want to build an N scale version of my HO scale layout, but I want to know how much dough I would be buring.

    Comment by LNERMallard — March 7, 2009 @ 12:15 am

  8. go away

    Comment by usmusclecars — March 7, 2009 @ 8:58 pm

  9. HO and N scale cost about the same.

    Comment by thebige61 — March 9, 2009 @ 10:09 pm

  10. Very good videos.. Keep them coming

    Comment by brycat36 — March 10, 2009 @ 6:59 pm

  11. Hi Everett, your videos are very informative,and you seem very knowledgeable in this hobby. I had h.o. scale when I was a child. I am going to follow all of your videos as a bible. You said you changed to the “N” scale. Why ?? I wish to know so when I start this hobby next month I can buy the scale that has the best options in that scale, and you would know best . You made a change to invest all of your time in this scale there must be a few good reasons. Thanks again..I am eager to start !!

    Comment by hotdogcib — March 14, 2009 @ 5:32 pm

  12. I wanted to do mountain railroading and had a limited amount of space to do what I wanted. If I were to do that section you see in the beginning in HO It would be 23 feet wide and 5 feet deep. In addition my layout goes around the family room walls so I need to design it so it would take up as little space as possible yet give me plenty of space to do the things I wanted. N scale worked perfectly for me.

    Comment by thebige61 — March 15, 2009 @ 7:48 am

  13. Wow, I just spent hours on your web site, following your progress from Sept 03 to March 09. Amazing, what a craftsman.I did smile when I saw the hot water tank,after replacing two of my three, I wouldn’t be that eager to do a swap out on that one.

    Comment by hotdogcib — March 15, 2009 @ 12:56 pm

  14. I designed the suspended yard so that it’s removable. It takes about 10 minutes to take the whole thing down.

    Comment by thebige61 — March 17, 2009 @ 5:02 pm

  15. well , I should of known that you would have a back up plan for the hot water heater r&r, based on the craftsmanship of your project,well done ! I was wondering if you could tell me the (pro’s & con’s ) between the h.o. scale and the n scale. I see your response posted on why you changed over, but I still don’t know which of the 2 scales that I should go with and why. It looks like h.o.has more detail .

    Comment by hotdogcib — March 17, 2009 @ 8:41 pm

  16. i couldent understand you in the supplies if you can email me back with the lis of supplies you use

    Comment by blake1388 — June 5, 2009 @ 8:52 am

  17. well done man , thanks for taking the time to show us all your tricks and skills , great help for anyone looking to build a good layout , well done

    Comment by panzermyer — October 4, 2009 @ 3:20 pm

  18. hi thks so much for this tutorials, a rookie question, do you lay roadbed/track over the foam?
    or it’s no a good idea?

    Comment by raulamx — October 9, 2009 @ 10:43 pm

  19. What is the name of the third carving tool you named (yellow handle)?

    Comment by mneal713 — October 13, 2009 @ 12:00 pm

  20. It’s a surform rasp.

    Comment by thebige61 — October 17, 2009 @ 11:05 am

  21. First of all great work!! At the end of this video you show a sample piece you made to practice the coloring of the washes, I see you also had a nice thick spot of grass. How did you get it to be so thick and natural, is it just a lot of layers? what type of grass was it, weeds fine turf?

    Comment by acastrellon — October 19, 2009 @ 1:15 pm

  22. Thanks for the information I live in the boonies and finding the information locally is hard this way it gives me something to refer to thanks again

    Comment by sacbob2006 — October 19, 2009 @ 3:56 pm

  23. hey I just want to let you know I used your videos to learn how to model for a class project (Georgia Tech), it was VERY helpful! Thank you!

    Comment by mneal713 — November 2, 2009 @ 5:41 pm

  24. hi evert iwas wondering if i should model hills instead of mountains because i live in southwestern ohio close to the indiana-ohio border and i think hmplantman should shut up

    Comment by legofriek98 — December 6, 2009 @ 7:34 pm

  25. I think hills would be the way to go for that area.

    E

    Comment by thebige61 — December 12, 2009 @ 3:35 pm

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