N scale cork sheet alternative???

[richhotrain]

Trainzman2435

Hello everyone, does anyone know of a source for buying 3mm or 1/8" thick cork sheets besides Midwest? I am looking for larger sheets to cover a larger area and i dont want to have to use the strips or the 3" Midwest sheets. Maybe someone knows of something different that would work besides cork? I am wanting to cover a engine facility so the bigger the sheets the better. I am looking at covering around a 4' x 5' area. Thanks everyone!

 

I have used WidgetCo cork sheet rolls on my new layout. Very pleased.

https://www.widgetco.com/cork-rolls

Rich

[zstripe]

I use bulletin board cork for roads, parking lots etc. Mine is 1/8'' thick. Just about all I have seen is 1/8'' thick. Looks like it has gone up in price, but what hasn't.

https://www.officedepot.com/a/products/394408/Quartet-24-Cork-Roll-24-x/

I used original contact cement for adhesive. Coat both surfaces, let dry....stick together. Use two coats on the cork surface. The first will soak in some.

Take Care! 

Frank

 

[rws1225]

My local ACE hardware sells 1/8" cork 4 feet wide by as much as you need off a large roll of material.  That's where I get mine.

[dknelson]

Woodland Scenics sells the sheets of their black flexible foam (same stuff as their roadbed) in various thicknesses.  Midwest also sells the packages of a more rigid white styrofoam in squares.  Rolls of cork can be found in art supply, craft and even hardware stores.

Depending on whether you use any water-based materials for ballasting and scenicking you could also explore better quality thick paper based boards such as upson board.  

Dave Nelson

[York1]

Hobby Lobby has 24" X 96" rolls.  I'm not sure the thickness, but this is what I used on my N Scale layout.

[nealknows]

Depending on how much you need, you can go and buy large sheets from Amazon in a roll or even in 12"x36" sections. Cleverbrands makes the sheets.

https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Cork-Roll-Thick-Natural/dp/B083JSKMPT/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1ILJ49WM7ME27&dchild=1&keywords=cork+sheets+1%2F8+inch+thick&qid=1584451174&sprefix=1%2F8%22+sheet+cor%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-2

https://www.amazon.com/Cork-Sheet-Plain-12-36/dp/B00YZ517SK/ref=sr_1_8?crid=1ILJ49WM7ME27&dchild=1&keywords=cork+sheets+1%2F8+inch+thick&qid=1584451233&sprefix=1%2F8%22+sheet+cor%2Caps%2C180&sr=8-8

Good luck!

Neal

[Trainzman2435]

Hello everyone, does anyone know of a source for buying 3mm or 1/8" thick cork sheets besides Midwest? I am looking for larger sheets to cover a larger area and i dont want to have to use the strips or the 3" Midwest sheets. Maybe someone knows of something different that would work besides cork? I am wanting to cover a engine facility so the bigger the sheets the better. I am looking at covering around a 4' x 5' area. Thanks everyone!