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Woodland Scenics offers two types of adhesive for use with SubTerrain Lightweight Layout System. Each has advantages for different
jobs. The general instructions for using both appear below.
The Grand Valley Layout Kit Instructions were written using Low Temp Foam Glue Gun and Low Temp Foam Glue Sticks to complete the kit.
If using Foam Tack Glue to assemble the entire layout, read this section and refer back to it as you are gluing foam components together.
Adhesives and Special Tools
Layout Overview
Install Risers and Inclines over printed
Track Plan on foam base.
1.
2.
Install Track-Bed, track and Ballast along
tunnel area. Add foam tunnel portals and
walls.
3.
5.
6.
8.
7.
Use Road
System to create
realistic pavement
and foundations.
4.
Foam Tack Glue (ST1444)
Foam Tack Glue is a specially
formulated glue that is safe and
easy to use with foam. It can be
used to assemble this kit and
is available at your local hobby
shop. This kit includes enough
Foam Tack Glue to glue down
the Track-Bed and track. Foam
Tack Glue is also good for gluing
thin or narrow pieces of foam.
To use Foam Tack Glue, spread
an even layer over both contact surfaces.
When applied to both surfaces and allowed
to dry, Foam Tack Glue acts like contact
cement. If using the Foam Tack Glue to
secure the foam, follow these steps.
1. Insert Foam Nails at an angle to pin
Risers and Inclines in place when test
fitting placement.
2. Remove Risers and Inclines individually
and spread a thin layer of Foam Tack
Glue on bottom of piece and contact
surface of foam where it will be placed.
3. Let glue dry until clear (maximum
working time, 1 hour).
4. Replace individual piece and pin firmly
in place while drying. Continue until all
pieces are glued in place. Remove Foam
Nails when glue is dry.
NOTE:
To remove Track-Bed, soften glue
with warm, soapy water or use denatured
alcohol.
Low Temp Foam Glue Gun
(ST1445) and Low Temp Foam
Glue Sticks (ST1446)
Low Temp Foam Glue Gun and Glue
Sticks will not melt or damage the foam
components included
with this kit. The Glue
bonds almost instantly
and is easy to use.
Low Temp Foam Glue
is recommended for
gluing down Risers,
Profile Boards and
Foam Sheets. It sets
quickly and dries
faster than Foam
Tack Glue. However, it can cause lumps if
used underneath thin materials like Incline
Starters or Track-Bed. Low Temp Foam
Glue Gun and Glue are available at your
local hobby shop.
To use the Low Temp Foam Glue Gun and
Glue, run a continuous bead along the
seam of the materials you are bonding.
Important:
Do not use a high temperature
gun with this kit.
Hot Wire Foam Cutter (ST1435)
The Hot Wire Foam Cutter is designed
to use with Woodland Scenics
foam products and may emit
toxic fumes with used with
others. The Foam Cutter
Bow & Guide (ST1437)
makes the Hot Wire
Foam Cutter even more
versatile. Hot Wire Foam
Cutter Replacement
Wire (ST1436) is also
available. The Hot Wire
Foam Cutter, Bow &
Guide and Replacement Wire are available
at your local hobby shop.
Lay Track-Bed on
Risers covered with
Plaster Cloth. Install track and rock faces.
Install Tunnel
Portals and color
Plaster Cloth with Earth
Undercoat.
Apply low ground
cover and Ballast
track.
Finish by
adding grass,
bushes and trees.
Paint sides of layout
and add buildings.
Cut and
install printed
Profile Boards. Cut
Foam Sheets for tunnel
roofs and to form flat areas for buildings.
Use newspaper
wads to build terrain
contours, then cover with Plaster Cloth.
