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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by 2nd telegrapher leverman Hi all, I am getting ready to start work on roadbed of a new layout that I am building. The last layout, I used cork. This time I was thinking of using 1/4 inch plywood and 1/2 inch foam board for the roadbed. Most books that I have read talk about using homasote and 1/4 or 1/2 inch plywood. I think that most of these books are from a time when foam board was not avalible. I would like to have your opinions. I look at Homasote as something of a carryover from the days when most serious modelers hand-laid their own track. Homasote is strong enough to support the track yet is easy to drive spikes into. The downside is that it is very dusty when you try to cut it, it can warp with humidity and it is often hard to find. Unless you are going to hand lay your track, I see no real advantage to using it these days. John [/quote]
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