Trying to figure out what road bed I want to use. Cork? Foam? What are some of your suggestions? HO Scale. Thanks! Sent from my LGL84VL using Tapatalk
I don't like to glue track down for a number of reasons: - If the track is crooked after the glue sets up, you have to peel it back up and do it again. - You have to wait for the glue to set. - Risk of damage to track if you have to take it up and relay. I prefer holding track down to Homasote or plywood/OSB using track nails and/or MicroEngineering spikes. Tap the nail or spike down and it's instantly held in place. If you make a mistake you take needle nose plyers and pull out the nail/spike. You can even push the track a tad one way or the other with the nail/spike in-place if you need to tweak it a bit. No foam under track for me. I prefer old school. Done it on 3 layouts and it works great for me. Main yard was simply Atlas track nails or ME spikes to hold track down. No glue or adhesive to deal with when I had to move and tear down. All track saved in pristine condition. When it came time to move and tear down the layout, I hadn't put the ballast down with glue yet so you can see how cleanly the track came up with no glue or adhesive to hold it down. All the track was recovered and is in great shape for re-use. Choose wisely.
I use cork, never had any issues. reduces the noise and mostly reusable some people swear by the foam roadbed sold by woodland scenics
depends on the era that you are modelling, and the track type .. newer railroads, or heavier track used roadbed to make it look 'lifelike', older eras and / or backwoods track didn't use anything but track .. i model 1890's logging, therefore no roadbed at all, anyplace ...
