Re: [SG2] Not OT at all! CNN "Urban Combat" Graphics

I didn't know about the warpage...I have aquired some foamcore a while 
back, but hadn't made any buildings yet.  (sigh)  Real life(tm) 
interfears again...

As to sealing it, could you just "paint" ordinary white glue on all four

exposed edges, and then paint it anyway you want?  Unless you want the 
partially melted look... :-)

Donald Hosford

Eric Brown wrote:

>I use 1/4" foamcore for all of my buildings and I've
>never had warping troubles. Applying paint can warp
>some materials from absorbing the moisture. There are
>two remedies to this; One is to paint the side of the
>material that you don't care about first so that it
>warps one way, then paint the side you do want so it
>warps back to about straight. No really, it works.
>Another method is to seal the material before you
>paint with a spray matte. This works even better but
>can melt the internal foam in the foamcore due to the
>acetone used in most spray product.
>Eric
>
>--- Allan Goodall <agoodall@hyperbear.com> wrote:
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