Before I place all of my model buildings on the living room floor for my temporary layout, I was thinking of placing them on some sort of base, so I could add "grass" and dirt and maybe build in a few elevation changes. I was thinking of using masonite or something, but at Loew's I saw white urethane foam--the stuff ice chests are made of--and wondered how it would work. It comes in 4 x 8- foot sheets of different thicknesses and what's neat is that it is light (cheap too at $12.95) and that you can glue more uerathane to it in layers to build up the scenery. I was thinking of just plopping it down on the carpet and running the track around the edges. Temporarily, of course, as I hope 2009 will be the year of my outdoor railway. Or not.
Your thoughts? About the foam...
Your thoughts? About the foam...