Modeling with foam board part 1

[Rik Martens]

Foam board is a material where you can perfectly shapes the most important building elements for creating your own models.
This series shows you how to do this.
I started with transelating the Duch version.

https://youtu.be/GZeT9l4GYMg

Greetings, Rik Martens 

[Bill Gill]

Hello, Rik, welcome to the forums. Thanks for translating and posting that video.
I'm wondering if the yellower"good" foam might be a urethane foam instead of the "bad" styrofoam. Or is the "good" foam extruded styrofoam - like he blue and pink insulation sheets? I'll watch for the rest of the series.

[TRAINS1941]

Very interesting.  Thanks for sharing.

Jerry

[Rik Martens]

Hello, Rik, welcome to the forums. Thanks for translating and posting that video.
I'm wondering if the yellower"good" foam might be a urethane foam instead of the "bad" styrofoam. Or is the "good" foam extruded styrofoam - like he blue and pink insulation sheets? I'll watch for the rest of the series.

The good foam board is made from polyurethane foam, if it looks like small air bubels than it is not usable.

Greetings, Rik

[finescalerr]

Nice to have you back, Rik. That was a very helpful video. Thank you for posting the link. Have you built any recent models to show us? -- Russ

[Carlo]

Great video.
That looks like a fine material to carve and work with.
I look forward to the next video.

Now, what is this "good stuff" called in the US (brand, model, type)?
Where can I get it?  Online?
Thanks,
Carlo

[Rik Martens]

Great video.
That looks like a fine material to carve and work with.
I look forward to the next video.

Now, what is this "good stuff" called in the US (brand, model, type)?
Where can I get it?  Online?
Thanks,
Carlo

CANSON  is one of the brands selling the good stuf.
It needs to have polyurethann foam, than you have the right one.
If you look on the web with this words you find the wright foam board.
Also Kapa line is a good brand.

I hoop I helped you with this info. 

[Rik Martens]

Nice to have you back, Rik. That was a very helpful video. Thank you for posting the link. Have you built any recent models to show us? -- Russ

Yes, RIMKOV locomotive tetsting station is the latest layout.

https://youtu.be/yH9m3viJ828

I have no film of a recent model built out of foam board, only pictures.
Some stuctures in the layout   "RIMKOV"  and  "Carrière de petit granit" are made out of foam board.

To see the layout "Carrière de petit granit":

https://youtu.be/DKzfRJOg9wc

Greetings, Rik

[Hauk]

To see the layout "Carrière de petitgranit":

https://youtu.be/DKzfRJOg9wc

That wagon elevator is way cool!

[Carlo]

Thanks, Rik -
Sorry, but I can't find any source of either Kappa or Canson here in the US, online.
AliBabba does however sell it by the ton!
Carlo

[5thwheel]

Suggestion: Here in the US,  look into rigid foam board insulation. many years ago I bought it in 4 x 8 sheets 2" thick. I went through a local industrial insulation supply company. It is tan in color, sand paper like texture and light.  Very carveable and paintable. The main drawback is the it is also very dusty to work with. I wish I had more information for you but that was over twenty years ago. It made great scenery for dioramas featuring my model logging equipment kits.

Bill

[Bill Gill]

I tried searching for Canson foam board. The only lead I got was for Canson foamcore with a polystyrene core, not polyurethane.

Rigid polyurethane foam board insulation is available in different thickness and I believe with different materials covering the top and bottom of the sheet. I don't know how easily peeled away any of those coverings might be.

Corafoam is a polyurethane foam designed for sculpting and engineering, prototyping applications. It is available in 4 densities. It has no covering. It isn't cheap.
Balsa Foam is a phenolic foam specifically designed for sculpting. It comes in different sizes and two different densities. It is available from Blick Art Supply among other places. Movie set designers among others use it.
Here's a link to some information of both of these:
http://www.sculpt.com/catalog_98/craft/styrofoam.htm

[Rik Martens]

Thanks, Rik -
Sorry, but I can't find any source of either Kappa or Canson here in the US, online.
AliBabba does however sell it by the ton!
Carlo

You can also look for the wright stuf with the names "Carton feather paper" ,  "White cardboard"
The part nr by Canson is 205154402.  (The plate dimensions for that nr. are 50cm x 70cm x 5mm.)
You can possybly order it in France:

https://www.touslesprix.com/cherche_quick.php?keyword=carton-plume&c2=modelisme%20et%20maquette

Also a possibility is :

https://www.display.3acomposites.com/kapa.html

If you look in this link, look for KAPA GRAPH than go to product information and look for Kapa line.

Greetings, Rik

[Rik Martens]

Foam board is a material where you can perfectly shapes the most important building elements for creating your own models.
This series shows you how to do this.
I started with transelating the Duch version.

https://youtu.be/GZeT9l4GYMg

Greetings, Rik Martens  

Modeling with foam board:

Part two, brick walls.

https://youtu.be/UmNIYqjysTM

Greetings, Rik Martens

[finescalerr]

Another good video. Thank you. -- Russ