Woodland Scenics Track Bed

[Anonymous]

Can anyone out there in model railroad land that uses Woodland Scenics Track Bed tell me what they think about it . Is it better than cork roadbed or not, is it easier
to work with etc etc etc.

Thanks
FAdkins
Route Rock

[Javern]

I love the stuff and its all i use, easy to work with, nice and quiet. My LHS always has it in stock

[bruce22]

too soft, prefer cork.

[rrinker]

I love this stuff. Particularly the 20' rolls, long runs without joints = smoother operation.

Soft is good. Runs quieter. REALLY quiet when you use adhesive caulk to glue it down - caulk doesn't dry rock hard. I mark my lines (on the outside - except for tight curves there's no need to split the WS roadbed like you do cork), spread a THIN bead of caulk (BARELY cut the very tip off the tube when opening it), spread it out with a putty knife, and press downt he track-bed. On curves and at joints I'll stick a few push pins in just in case, but caulk is tacky enough to stick it in place instantly, with some time to adjust if necessary. No way would I buy Woodland Scenics' glue for this stuff, for what the LHS charges for a bottle of WS glue I cna get a case of caulk. I use the caulk to fasten the track to the roadbed, as well, same technique. I am working on a 8x12 section, have one complete loop plus half a second loop, track and roadbed, plus all the rest of the roadbed in place right now, and I still haven't even used up the first tube of caulk.
In the past I used cork, and nailed it down, and nailed the track down. After starting the current layout - I would NEVER EVER go back to the nails and cork.

--Randy

[twhite]

I use it on my Yuba River Sub--I like it. One thing to consider, though, it is 'spongier' than cork, and even ballasted, it has a certain amount of give to it. Though I haven't run into the problem yet, I've heard from some other guys that if your track connectors aren't tight, the weight of the train might tend to loosen them a bit. Since I have some really heavy brass articulateds, I made sure that my joints were soldered, and ran extra feeder wires to spots that I thought I might have future trouble with. So far, no problems, and the track's been laid (and used) for over two years. And it is very, VERY quiet. You can actually hear the click of your loco driving rods. It's good stuff in my opinion.
Tom[^]