Layouts and layout building

 Came across a reference in the Busch-Gmbh online catalog to: "The Busch track stabilizing tape allows the realistic stabilization of all tracks containing ties. The double-sided tape has a foam rubber lining, providing sufficient sound insulation. The tape can be used as a temporary or permanent track-fastening agent."

Anyone familiar with the product?  Is this similar to topper tape (vinyl foam tape used to insulate pickup truck caps)?   See MR August 2003 "Quick and Easy Flex Track"

Thanks

 It´s been on the market for quite a while and I remeber using it ages ago. Whereas it works ok with sectional track, I cannot recommend it for flex track.

 Double-sided white foam tape sold in rolls at practically every major retailer would probably be a very similar product and much cheaper.

I tried that double-sided white tape on some temporary trackage (laid partially on cardboard!) during the early-construction phase of my (non-climate-controlled) Mojave desert garage-filler, to anchor flex, some of which was curved but not pre-formed.

Performance was, in a word, unsatisfactory.

It stuck well enough - too darned well, in fact - to the plastic ties - but not well to the plywood and hardly at all to the cardboard.  Side thrust caused the track geometry to change enough to warrant relaying with track nails to convince things to stay put.

That stretch of construction tramway lasted less than two months.  Two months later I was still trying to get the last of the white goop off the flex track.

Since that time, all of my permanent tracklaying has been done with pre-formed flex and latex caulk.  Some of it has been in place for three Mojave Desert summers without giving me any problems.

Chuck (Modeling Central Japan in September, 1964)

 Sounds like "Topper Tape" to me. There was a post a while back about using topper tape or the foam based double sided tape placed between a pick up truck bed and a cap or topper. I have also seen it used in one of Allen Keller's Great model Railroad series tapes. It seems lie a very cheap way of doing things but rememebr you get what you pay for. My hsistation would be that it's been my experince that the glue on that sort of tape tends to dry out after a while and having it lift after a period of time would be nothing short of disasterous. They guy in the vidoe swore by it saying all you needed to do was press the tape down to the plywood, press the track into the tape and even just sprinkle the ballast onto the tape. No need for white glue or track nails etc. I would try it in maybe a hidden staging yard rather then an area thats ging to be sceniced .

 Just curious.  My own planning calls for cork along with caulking.