Suggestions for filling this gap. That's 2" foam and the gap is about 5' long. What I have available is fFusion Fiber, Sculptamold, Durhams water putty and joint compound.
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Do you really need to fill it? Often, the best way to handle such gaps is to cover them with a layer or two of masking tape, and then to landscape over it.
Avanti posted:Do you really need to fill it? Often, the best way to handle such gaps is to cover them with a layer or two of masking tape, and then to landscape over it.
Yeah..I thought about using drywall joint tape but then I'd have to remove all the ground foam to get the tape to stick. I'm pretty lazy..I'd rather just mix something with water and pour it in the gap
That looks like an opportunity to build some sort of a waterway - possibly a viaduct or a creek. Do some carving of the foam on both sides, fill the gap with Mold-A-Scene, paint various shades of brown, glue down real dirt, various colors and sizes of ballast and talus. Then pour in some type of "water." Put factory buildings along the waterway. Just a thought...
MELGAR
I would cut out the bevel and replace it with a foam strip the right width. I always figure the foam to be cheaper than Fusion Fiber or Sculptamold. Then just use the drywall tape over it and go back to scenery. I fill lots of irregular holes and gaps with scrap foam, sometimes shaping with a knife or rasp-like tool to get the basic fit, and then use the tape and Fusion Fiber to continue.
I know it's not on your list, but Plaster of Paris mixed thin as in rock molding could be poured in with a cup and easy to level enough for Fusion Fiber on top. Sculptamold may also be pourable.
John H posted:I know it's not on your list, but Plaster of Paris mixed thin as in rock molding could be poured in with a cup and easy to level enough for Fusion Fiber on top. Sculptamold may also be pourable.
Have a 5# bag of sculptamold. Any idea of how deep I can go in one pass?
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joe
Cut some small pieces of foam and glue them into the gap. Trim them approximately level, cover with Mold-a-Scene or Sculpt-a-Mold and apply ground cover.
MELGAR
MELGAR posted:Cut some small pieces of foam and glue them into the gap. Trim them approximately level, cover with Mold-a-Scene or Sculpt-a-Mold and apply ground cover.
MELGAR
Thanks. No shortage of foam scraps here
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You can do a lot with plaster cloth, which it appears you already used. A couple of layers and a little blending would bridge the gap, finish the stream bank. IMO. Blend all together with Ground turf, etc. Plaster cloth detail.
