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[Quote]Unfortunately, gravity and humidity attacked the tape, and within a month the track was popping up all over. Using a heat gun to "activate" the adhesive on the tape didn't work either: it either did nothing, or the glue bubbled through the ballast. Needless to say, I'm against the use of tapes to lay track.[Quote] <br /> <br />Was it the kind of tape that looks like tiny fishnetting when you peel off the backing? I would think that the ballast, being held with bonding agent, would keep the track from coming up if the tape did happen to come loose. That was why I only put a thin strip down the middle of the roadbed, in case that very thing occurred. I figured there was still enough exposed surface on the roadbed to provide adequate bonding surface for the ballast. Is this how you did it on your module? <br /> <br />
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