Question for the blue foam Stonemasons

[Steve63]

Just how durable are the finished buildings?
I've worked with it a lot over the years both as a builder for insulation and as a modeller for terrain making and it's never struck me as being particularly durable.
So how does it fare on the table top?
Cheers

[OSHIROmodels]

A coat of thinned down wood glue and several coats of paint and it'll do nicely 

If you throw it across the room and stand on it, not so much 

cheers

James

[dampfpanzerwagon]

I've been experimenting with a UPVA glue/watered-down DAS modelling clay/acrylic medium mix. Think sludge!

So far the results give a stronger surface and add texture.

Tony

[Steve63]

Thanks for the info
I'm not planning building anything in the foreseeable future, enquiring minds and all that
Cheers

[dbsubashi]

A covering of spackle, wood glue and sand (basically cement!) will preserve them for quite some time. Don't abuse the pieces, and they last. I build pieces for a large game store, and most have seen daily use for years without much wear and tear. And this with a customer base that tosses them aroung and rarely puts them away properly. About once a year we check them and do minor repairs, but honestly the GW 40k city ruins need more repairs (pieces break off, sometimes entire walls!)

[Hammers]

A coat of thinned down wood glue and several coats of paint and it'll do nicely 

If you throw it across the room and stand on it, not so much 

cheers

James

Oooh, that's a wargame I'd like to play!

[duhamel]

One or two coat of filler dilute