The reason its color is gray is that it's made from recycled newsprint. Homabed is a machined roadbed product made from Homasote by the California Roadbed Co.
Ed Kozlowsky Sanford, Maine www.SScale.org >________________________________ >From: David Engle <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:20 PM >Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Homasote Board > > > > >I'm beginning to think that homosote and homobed are different items in >different areas of the country. What is sold as homosote in this area is a >medium light gray at its darkest. Is it not a byproduct of the paper >industry as it is? DJE > > >----- Original Message ----- >>From: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 1:48 PM >>Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Homasote Board >> >> >> Josh Seltzer and I used to make lots of this stuff using either spray >>paint OR RIT Dye. the RIT works just as well but seems to take forever to >>completely dry. As for the normal color of the Homosote, I suppose you could >>compensate for this factor and still come up with any shade you wish. The >>lightest color we ever made was for Goldenrod, a light yellow color. >> Even better, make a couple of different shades and sprinkle them >>separately when you scenic a section. Nature never was uniform anyway, and >>the more color variations you have the better your scenery will look. Plus >>you aren't paying twelve bucks for a bottle of canned ground cover in a hobby >>shop somewhere. Lee McCarty >> >>In a message dated 3/21/2012 11:23:44 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >>[email protected] writes: >>Interesting to try but since homosote is already a dark color it may not >>>take dye and look right like sawdust does. >>> >>>Carey >>> >>>Carey Probst >>> >>>Member, M.I.T. Educational Council >>> >>>S Scale, Sn3 and S High Rail/AF >>> >>>A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, >>> >>>the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. >>> >>> >>>On 3/21/2012 10:46 AM, Jeffrey Madden wrote: >>>> >>>> Another thought might be to mix in RIT dye instead of spraying with >>>> paint. I used to do this with sawdust, and it worked pretty good. >>>> Mix in water, dye and Homasote shavings, dump on plastic outside in >>>> sun to dry. I'm not sure if this will really work - 'cause not sure >>>> of the Homasote absorbtion, but if it worked with sawdust, it should >>>> work. Try a bit anyway. Jeff Madden >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 12:17 AM, Track Tools LLc >>>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> *From:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] >>>> *On Behalf Of *[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 20, 2012 2:25 PM >>>> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>>> *Subject:* Re: {S-Scale List} Re: Homasote Board >>>> >>>> Lee McCarty writes: “Since you are all talking about the use of >>>> Homosote, may I inject a quick suggestion about the dust that is >>>> created when you cut the stuff. Carefully collect as much of the >>>> dust as you can, put it into an empty five gallon bucket, spray >>>> paint it with any earth color you wish, any natural light brown, >>>> green, flax color, whatever earth colors you want on your layout. >>>> Keep spraying until everything in the bucket is colored, then let >>>> it all dry, stirring occasionally to break up clumps. When it is >>>> dried you will have a wonderful source of ground cover in small to >>>> large lumps that convert into field bushes, high grass, almost >>>> anywhere you want ground cover. You can even spray twigs with >>>> spray glue, roll them into the material, and you have instant >>>> deciduous trees and bushes. It also last forever and never gets >>>> hard or flakey.” >>>> >>>> I love the idea! >>>> >>>> For those of you who are having a hard time visualizing this mess, >>>> think dust bunnies from under the bed but with the caveat that you >>>> know from whence they came! >>>> >>>> Since cutting up homasote is not an everyday affair this is one >>>> that ought to be put to an article somewhere as it has some real >>>> possibilities! >>>> >>>> Lee Kleidon >>>> >>>> Tracktools LLc >>>> >>>> Westminster, CO >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>------------------------------------ >>> >>>Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> > > >
