semi-mobile mountains?

Joe all my mountains are removable, I rough build in place, then final carving and most painting done in the garage. All blue foam, usual size is 8' long and and then whatever width I can sneak up and around the basement stairs. I use 2" and 1" thick,  then layer it up in strips like cake layers. Near vertical sides I use the 2" on edge. Hot wire for carving, mostly done in garage.   Very light easy to move.

Wow Clem! very, very nice!

Thank you

Joe do you remember that thread a couple of months ago, somebody asked how to carve foam ?  I posted a lot of pictures on there. kinda a before and after progression showing. I don't remember the title.

          https://ogrforum.com/...ountain-how-i-did-it

A quick search found this guy's work

I like it!

 I am trying this method. I do like the look the knife produces when cutting the foam. The trouble for me is the knife work is hurting me.

 I think I will try the hot knife method for faster and easier cutting. Then maybe, I could fine tune the looks with a regular knife?

I wonder if my sawszall  would work?  

a couple dozen more square miles to go! (at least)

                                                  LOOKING GOOD JOE

Joe: FWIW: I thoroughly enjoy watching this phase of model railroading.  It brings back memories of my adventures starting about 16 years ago. Initially, I had a love-hate relationship with the big scenery projects on my layout.  For months I went down to my basement every night it seemed to build mountain modules one or two at a time out of discarded cardboard, newspaper, hydrocal and paper towels. It was messy, sloppy, and I had a wonderful time doing it.  I would start with the bottom footprint either very thick and rigid cardboard or 1/4 wood and glue vertical cardboard panels every 8 inches or so, the latice cardboard, then newspaper, then the plaster towels and so on.  I cut the profile of the verticlal supports to vary the steep mountain contours in interesting outcroppings and concave areas.  Like Clem, I built them so I could move them outside for painting.

Fast forward to winter 2016.  I was stuck on an ugly corner of my layout I kept ignoring for years. I took advantage of the foam techniques for lighter modules and somewhat less mess. I made a 5-6 foot arched bridge face among other elements. BTW, I have some wood rasp tools that also came in handy.  It helped that I watched many videos of really great modelers. 

Although I enjoy writing about my adventures, the purpose of my post is to add my encouragement for you, not to rah-rah me. I will enjoy watching your progress like I do watching others and learning more tricks. 

Pennsynut, thank you! It can seem that we are being greedy when we post about our accomplishments. I feel that is the most generous thing we can do on this forums is to also share how we did them. I enjoy seeing everyone's work and will use different ideas from others where I see fit to. This is especially true when trying a new material that we haven't used and others have. I will look for my wood rasps and see what they do!

 It's very kind of you to close with that statement. However I would enjoy to see more of your work. I may have already but I've run on plywood for so many years that all other's scenery work has just left me jealous.

  I switched off and worked on a couple of engines while the adhesive dried. I got sidetracked and forgot about going back to this. I will have to so that at the least, I can clean up the area before the next visit from our grandson.