I have a great way to paint foam made scenery,especially used for my homemade mountains. I didn't have any paint,but lots of oil stain.
Using up to 1/2 " foam styrene,used in packing material- which I find lying around different places---I glue different pieces together, first contoured with a knife,cover with loose batting and then with a thin layer of styrene packing material--glued with white glue and pinned to hold until glue dries.The foam batting underneath allows for contouring---pushing the pins deeper in spots to form valleys and mounds.
I stain with two or three different colors---walnuts and maples for example. The stain doesn't give a solid color--which is great since rocks and dirt aren't a solid color.Then dry and add grasses,bushes and trees.
I FOUND OUT BY MISTAKE THAT THE STAIN BLEEDS RIGHT THROUGH THE FOAM LEAVING A PUDDLE OF STAIN UNDERNEATH....SO VERY IMPORTANT TO STAIN ON A MATTIMG THAT WILL ABSORB THE EXCESS STAIN.
I can't get my pics to the allowed 128 kb....but will keep trying to add pics.
Using up to 1/2 " foam styrene,used in packing material- which I find lying around different places---I glue different pieces together, first contoured with a knife,cover with loose batting and then with a thin layer of styrene packing material--glued with white glue and pinned to hold until glue dries.The foam batting underneath allows for contouring---pushing the pins deeper in spots to form valleys and mounds.
I stain with two or three different colors---walnuts and maples for example. The stain doesn't give a solid color--which is great since rocks and dirt aren't a solid color.Then dry and add grasses,bushes and trees.
I FOUND OUT BY MISTAKE THAT THE STAIN BLEEDS RIGHT THROUGH THE FOAM LEAVING A PUDDLE OF STAIN UNDERNEATH....SO VERY IMPORTANT TO STAIN ON A MATTIMG THAT WILL ABSORB THE EXCESS STAIN.
I can't get my pics to the allowed 128 kb....but will keep trying to add pics.