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Oh, and my old id as Shahbahraz somehow got nuked. Phone access only. Doh!

DougM wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:54 am Oh, and my old id as Shahbahraz somehow got nuked. Phone access only. Doh!

Old account still there and seems OK. Want me to reset the password?

Zenbadger wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:30 am Found a problem, the terra-formers are 48mm deep and my polystyrene is 50mm deep. I'm just going to glue a 300mm square sheet of 3mm mdf to the top.

Does that mean you are basically making an open bottomed box that you're going to build on top of?
That seems a shame as the strength of the system is the ready profiled edges for hills, rivers etc...IMHO

The other option would be to use a hot wire tool to cut your polystyrene flush with the MDF?

Yeah, but I am struggling to get polystyrene in usable quantities as 2m sheets are a bit of a pain to cycle 10+ miles with and the cheapest delivery was a minimum order of £50. Right now I am thinking of open mdf framework and plaster bandage like I have used on my model railway. I can get that from my local art shop.

Zenbadger wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:15 pm I am struggling to get polystyrene in usable quantities as 2m sheets are a bit of a pain to cycle 10+ miles with

These, might be of some use?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201604023608 ... XQ0pNRsHAy

Cheers, I have never looked at Ebay, didn't know they did new stuff. Still got to get this down by 2mm though, might get some batteries and fire up the old hot wire. I need these to be very flat as they are going to be my DBA board and the bits I put the buildings on for 40k.

Zenbadger wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:59 am Cheers, I have never looked at Ebay, didn't know they did new stuff. Still got to get this down by 2mm though, might get some batteries and fire up the old hot wire. I need these to be very flat as they are going to be my DBA board and the bits I put the buildings on for 40k.

I would be tempted, with the expanded polystyrene, to dry fit some into the frame and try to squash it down to the right level.

Yeh seems an idea, a rolling pin might get it down to where it needs to be. And any undulations can be ... well... undulations

Some of Duncan Macfarlane's books, as sold by Caliver.

BaronVonWreckedoften wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:11 pm Some of Duncan Macfarlane's books, as sold by Caliver.

Good show, well done!