Thin foam plastic from plastic trays

Nov 21, 2011 10 Replies

Rate this thread:

Wolf K 14 years ago

You know those plastic trays used by supermarkets for meat, etc? The flat parts are useful for making those subtle variations in ground level that occur in real life. It scales around 1/2 to 1ft thick in HO.Just cut roughly to shape, glue down with white glue, then carve the edges with a craft knife. I use cheap latex or acrylic craft paint 9on sale) for the basic colour, then the usual ground cover.

I'm sure others have found additional uses for this free "craft material." ;-)

Have fun, Wolf K.

Vote

Rick Jones 14 years ago

Just make sure you WASH them THOROUGHLY to get all of the meat bits, blood, and other smelly stuff off or you may find yourself with an infestation of creatures that like dead rotting things.

Vote

Jan Van Gerwen 14 years ago

Great, live animals in the rural scenes ;-)

Greetz Jan

Vote

Wolf K 14 years ago

Hey, you could build as little zoo for them!

Wolf K.

Vote

Robert Heller 14 years ago

Or create a monster movie scene: "Giant Insects Terrorize Railroad Passengers" or maybe "Oversize Rodents Attack Town". :-) Add in some plastic dinosaour toys and open a small scale Jurasic Park...

Vote

fred 14 years ago

I once had a nest of hunstman spiders hatch out on my HO railway. Since the baby spiders were everywhere and scaled out at four to five feet in diameter, it must have been quite frightening for the model town's inhabitants!

I left a stick between the edge of the railway baseboard and an open window and they went away.

Vote

Musicman59 14 years ago

Well you could make a "Walking Dead" themed layout...

Vote

Rick Jones 14 years ago

But I haven't seen any trains still running on that show.

Vote

Lobby Dosser 14 years ago

That's why they're Walking ...

Vote

Twibil 14 years ago

I wonder why?

After all, American locos are still equipped with dead man switches.

(Ducks and runs...)

Vote

Lobby Dosser 14 years ago

I wonder why?

After all, American locos are still equipped with dead man switches.

(Ducks and runs...)

--------------------------------------------------------------------- LOL!

Vote

Join the Discussion

Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.

Didn't find your answer?

Ask the community — no account required