Buildings help!
Buildings help!
So the barley pit railway needs to develop some scenery. Buildings are on the cards but I need so help in building materials. Everything MUST be able to stay outside all year. So what materials work? Would styrene that's clad and fixed down survive?
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I m going to try styrene pizza bases on small areas- crane plinth for one- stuck to wood. Wondered about expanded polystyrene but cant stand the mess.
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I'm thinking high density styrene (kingspan) as it have a spare sheet of it. Might just give it a go anyway but wondered if anyone had any advice for it.Vapouriser:93595 wrote:I m going to try styrene pizza bases on small areas- crane plinth for one- stuck to wood. Wondered about expanded polystyrene but cant stand the mess.
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So, I've decided just to go for it as I had the foam spare.
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I built an engine shed using 6 mil wpbp ply. Covered it with some very cheap white filler( almost plaster of Paris but out of a tube) I scored rough lines to look like stone and covered that with cheap grey paints from 99 p shop. It s not something I d reccomend to be honest but it has been out for 2 years , blown around in winds and deposited on by many birds and remains unscathed. Pure luck!!
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Looks like a good start. I usually attack the poly-styrene with a bread knife and then detail with a soldering iron in a well ventilated area.
Here's a good guide for poly-styrene buildings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP3hrp7 ... F165581B35
Here's a good guide for poly-styrene buildings.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP3hrp7 ... F165581B35
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Thanks for the responses guys! Zach that video was perfect. Just need to work out my windows and doors and then it looks like I'm melting stone into it
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That's a genius idea!
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If I may interpose.
IMHO foam insulation board is okay but can become a bit powdery at the edges after a while out in the open (the bits with the foil on it seem ok). I have also seen birds peck at it and other animals seem to like attacking it (This may be just the local loony Welsh wildlife).
Still it is easy to carve with an old bread knife and can be coated in cement or plaster to protect it.
IMHO foam insulation board is okay but can become a bit powdery at the edges after a while out in the open (the bits with the foil on it seem ok). I have also seen birds peck at it and other animals seem to like attacking it (This may be just the local loony Welsh wildlife).
Still it is easy to carve with an old bread knife and can be coated in cement or plaster to protect it.
If at first you don't succeed, use a bigger hammer!
Well I've given it a go... More details to be added later on but have the rough outline sorted to see how it fairs.
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