I stack the foam the create the basic elevations, and carve it to create a general tho rough shape. I guess the bulk of my layout is a combination of blue foam and Sculptamold. Later, you can drill holes down into it easily and plant trees on skewers. (I didn't add enough in retrospect.oh, well.) I mixed small batches of this compound and slopped it atop the screening in depths rarely exceeding 12mm. To that mix I often added masonary dye in powder form to give it an earthy tone. Then, I mixed fine vermiculite, plaster of Paris, and Portland Cement in a ratio of 4 parts, 2 parts, and one part respectively. What I did was cut sections and glue them to the side of my spline roadbed (another lengthy subject). I prefer, by a wide margin, the window is more durable. I used both the J-Cloth and the aluminum window screening, both to reasonably good effect. Here is an image of my layout showing the terrain. Being my first such effort, I wasn't very skilled, and am never patient enough to do a good job of shaping the outer surfaces to make it look very realistic.that is my limitation, perhaps not yours. I used stacked layers of extruded styrofoam on my first layout and liked the method.
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You can stuff grocery bags full of newspaper and use them stuffed under these arrangements to provide support when you add the paper and plaster cover you are describing (but NOT papier mache!!) I would use either disposable wiping cloths (J-Cloths over here, they come in a box, and can be cut into smaller sheets.available in the grocery stores), or aluminum window screen, or cardboard strips woven into a lattice and either stapled or hot glued to the sides of the bench or frame. Plater would be my last choice, after we've eliminated paper mache. It can also be carved and sanded into the shapes you need. It's also very strong when dry and much easier to work with than plaster. If you can't or don't want to use foam, Sculptamold would be my second choice. If you look at the layout pictures sections here, you'll see most of the scenery was done with foam. That would be my first choice for scenery. You can carve it into any shape you want and make very realistic cliffs and hills. It's very light but also reasonably strong. It's easy to work with, creates very little mess, and you glue sheets together with latex caulk to make as big a mountain as you want. It's used for building insulation and can usually be found at any stores that sell construction supplies.
I don't know what they would call it in Switzerland but it's usually blue or pink and come in sizes from 1/2" to 2" thick. The best current method for building scenery is using extruded Styrofoam sheets. It takes forever to dry, had almost no structural strength, and will begin to smell over time no mater what you try to do to kill mold.
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