Hi all,

Thought I would update my blog, I have now managed to make my first 4 baseboards. As discussed previously I am using the polyfoam technique. The polyfoam was finally purchased from B&Q and measures 1200mm x 500mm Polyfoam Link. I braced the edge of the board using 32mm x 17mm wood. The first board I made the frame and then tried to attach the frame to the foam, this was not easy as the foam wasn’t 100% square. Therefore for the remaining boards I measured and cut each length of wood and fixed this to the foam using 50mm screws and PVA glue. This technique has given me a better finish.

The following images show the creation of one of the boards and with track laid on top to give a better perspective.

My next aim is to make the trestles to rest the railway on, once these are done I will connect the boards together and then I can think about laying the track.

Happy modelling