This morning I've been testing a variety of adhesives on SPS foam to discover if any of these would eat the foam,  but also to see if any created a stronger bond compared to the other. I thought this experiment might help others, so here 'tis.  FYI - for what I need to achieve on this model: My structure will include ~ 25 brick piers that will be set into the foam. The piers will be attached to the structure and only give the appearance of actually supporting the structure in the ground. I will drill slightly over-sized, shall holes in the foam to accept the piers.

I am modeling a section of Vermont that was a granite quarry center.  The town of Graniteville , where the granite was quarried, was high above the  town of Barre where the granite was processed.  The granite was brought down to Barre on standard gauge rails. Because it was so steep there were two switchbacks.(supposedly the steepest non-cog railway east of the MS.)

Hello All, I do HO scale trains. I have been here in Peru Arequipa for a year and because of the virus will probly be here till the plague is handled. I am loooking for HO scale model train people. We can talk, exchange ideas etc. Also I am looking for sources to acquire rolling stock etc while I am here in Peru. My email id is littlepaul26@yahoo.com. I look forward to hear from anyone.

Anyone know of any train stores in Peru or Arequipa, Puno Julicca etc.

thanks

Paul Beckman

I have used the old alcohol/india ink for staining wood, but the color choices are limited.  There are lots of acrylic based washes that work well on plastic and resin, but are there acrylic washes and stains that work well on wood?  Water based washes tend to warp wood and also raise grain and "fuzzies".  Any ideas?

thanks,

Rob