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I am in the process of building a layout with an incline. I have "scrounged" some off-cuts of Eco-Therm insulation which I am using for the incline. My question is: I would like to cover the exposed surface with printed brickwork and wondered what glue I could use to attach the paper to the foam? Have any of you tried this method or any other? I have found that hot glue will stick plywood to the foam so I can secure the inclines to the baseboard.
Thank you for any replies.

John

I feel normal strength PVA/School/White glue would work fine for this...

What was the most common surface used for station platforms around 1900. My layout is based in the north of England / Scotland. (West coast line) I was thinking stone slabs. But not too sure.

This is a picture of Crew in 1900. You can make out the slabs (just about)

Hi,

On my layout I have fitted a retaining wall to my inclines, which I made by joining two pieces of underfloor insulation and then stepped down the slope with a fixed height over the rails so when trimmed the wall descends with the incline but retains a constant buttress height - easier to see in the pictures than explain in text. This gives a nice flat smooth surface to then cover with brick / stone papers etc.

I glued stone effect embossed wallpaper ( sourced on Ebay from Greek guy ( User Name : Starboc1)) using Rocket card glue........easy to apply and any seams or gaps can be hidden with scenic scatter / foilage etc.

The two images show an early stage without scenic effects and the second shows the finished article - LOL, it is never finished !

Hope this helps

The retaining wall question was in June, Sandy wants to know about platforms.

Oops…… never noticed the date on the original posting as it was the first time I had seen it……. No harm done and perhaps the info might be useful to somebody else.

It will be useful. I replied to something 2 years old once.

Walkingthedog wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 3:11 pm This is a picture of Crew in 1900. You can make out the slabs (just about)

Thanks for the advice Brian.