01-18-2016, 05:10 PM
Hi Rob,
The counter material is strong-ish, especially when supported by a bunch of cupboards; but it is heavy for the strength you get from it. To get really light for portable layouts, you need to engineer the lightness into the module.
I highly recommend the 2" extruded foam with either 1x4 pine, or even a luaun (door "skin") frame. Glue everything up and it is incredibly strong. Make your landscape from additional chunks of foam, expanding foam, or lightweight spackle.
I can post some drawings if you like.
Andrew
The counter material is strong-ish, especially when supported by a bunch of cupboards; but it is heavy for the strength you get from it. To get really light for portable layouts, you need to engineer the lightness into the module.
I highly recommend the 2" extruded foam with either 1x4 pine, or even a luaun (door "skin") frame. Glue everything up and it is incredibly strong. Make your landscape from additional chunks of foam, expanding foam, or lightweight spackle.
I can post some drawings if you like.
Andrew