Tombstones - Eps foam
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Tombstones - Eps foam
Doing some experiments with Eps foam for an upcoming project . Made these with the Halloween season coming.
Hard coated with Stryroplast.
Painted the in shops creepy basement.
Hard coated with Stryroplast.
Painted the in shops creepy basement.
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Re: Tombstones - Eps foam
customquint wrote:Doing some experiments with Eps foam for an upcoming project . Made these with the Halloween season coming.
Hard coated with Stryroplast.
Painting in the shops creepy basement.
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Re: Tombstones - Eps foam
Nice I still have yet to try the foam. Like the finish on those. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Tombstones - Eps foam
Where do you get the foam from? There are a few rigid insulation foam boards available through my Hardware store, about $10 for a 2' x 4' x 2" sheet of AMVIC foam. I don't know if it would work or not.
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These where made with hardware store eps foam rigid insulation, bewteen 10 and 20 a sheet depending on the store.kp91 wrote:Where do you get the foam from? There are a few rigid insulation foam boards available through my Hardware store, about $10 for a 2' x 4' x 2" sheet of AMVIC foam. I don't know if it would work or not.
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I might just have to go and give it a go!
thanks
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Re: Tombstones - Eps foam
Nice that's a game changer for home built Halloween displays. Thanks for sharing.
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nice, do you have those hard coated?krugshouse wrote:I love working with foam, never break bits.
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Re: Tombstones - Eps foam
I cut them just they way they come from Lowes. I either paint them with UGL dry lok to give it a cement look. Or I paint them with ext. paint. all sides and edges. Since they are for Halloween and are only out a couple of days they seem to be holding up OK.
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Re: Tombstones - Eps foam
As a memorial mason I have had some funny inscriptions to carve.
Rev. John Thomas, and a Robert Early Cummings are two that come to mind.
R
Rev. John Thomas, and a Robert Early Cummings are two that come to mind.
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Re: Tombstones - Eps foam
Hello,
I saw this Halloween foam Tombstones and love the idea of making them out of foam.
My only question is how are they anchored to the ground? Even though they have a wide base, a light breeze would knock them over.
Mike
I saw this Halloween foam Tombstones and love the idea of making them out of foam.
My only question is how are they anchored to the ground? Even though they have a wide base, a light breeze would knock them over.
Mike
Re: Tombstones - Eps foam
A while back I did some very large models from foam that I hand plastered with a cement mortar that turned out okay but wasn't as rigid as the Stryroplast. I'll give it a try on the next foam project. Thanks for the information. By the way, great job on the tombstones.
Gary
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