RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted November 9, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 9, 2017 Does anyone have a patent method for blocking off the edge, where a stretch of water comes to the end of the baseboard? I have a small stream that starts next to my loco shed and opens into a pond that lies along the front edge of the baseboard. I have used Aqua Magic to fill it and it looks pretty good, but I have struggled to get a clean line at the board edge. I decided to wrap a length of mount board in cling film and then I staple gunned the board to the front of the baseboard; I then sealed the bottom edge of the join with Maskol and this arrangement certainly ensured I had no leaks! Over a period of about 2 weeks I added 3 or 4 layers of Aqua Magic and once it was all completely solid I removed the staples and mount board, however the Aqua Magic had stuck to the cling film and pulled it inwards, away from the mount board in places. Although I have cut it free with a scalpel, the edge of the water is not as neat against the board edge as I would like - see pictures: I have another similar area of water elsewhere on the layout to deal with, and so any suggestions as to how I might better seal the edge would be appreciated. Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy280472 Posted November 9, 2017 Share Posted November 9, 2017 One way to do this is by using a very clean piece of sheet metal or perspex screwed tightly to the board edge but coat the face of the sheet with Vaseline or a similar grease , this acts as a release agent to the hardened resin and makes the sheet easy to remove once unscrewed. The point of screwing the sheet tight is to give a clean straight edge . We used this method on a friend's old layout and it worked very well. Hope this helps. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted November 9, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 9, 2017 Thanks fozzy, that sounds like a better idea! Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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