witherbrow Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Afternoon All So I'm sitting here at work armchair modelling (its a very very quiet day today) thinking about a new layout sometime this year, I've been looking into using underlay in my next layout simply due to the fact I can keep ballasting to a minimum and possibly finish a layout (1 out of 6 attempts finished). Unfortunately underlay can be pricey, but I've just had a laptop battery for a customer arrive and its wrapped in a sheet of foam about 7mm thick its already a dark grey colour, its in plentiful supply (IT shops) and would probably be happy to take some texture if you wanted to make it look a bit more real. just wondered what other peoples thoughts were? I will get a picture asap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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crompton 33 Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Hi from just down the road. I have never used foam on a layout. But members from my old club have they all say after time it fall's apart. It look's what it is foam. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RFS Posted May 22, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 22, 2015 Hi from just down the road. I have never used foam on a layout. But members from my old club have they all say after time it falls apart. The underlay that disintegrates after a while is the Peco stuff, which is an open-cell type of foam. Best underlay to use is closed-cell foam which does not have this problem. The Woodland Scenics range is of this type, but quite pricey from Hatton's. Alternatively buy it in large sheets such as Plastazote from here - http://www.thamesvalleysupplies.co.uk/rubber-item.php?key=261 7mm thickness would look a bit wrong on OO gauge - 3mm or 5mm is better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Roger Sunderland Posted May 22, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 22, 2015 image.jpg Sorry but it looks like grey foam, not ballast. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
28XX Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 I use 2mm self adhesive black foam sheet from hobbycraft. It only needs a thin layer of ballast on top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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