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<p>[quote user="Sperandeo"]Hello "G,"<br /><br />Note that the curvable roadbed is meant to bend toward the slotted side, so the slots close up as the radius decreases. (Forgive me if that's stating the obvious, but I've seen some folks do it the other way.)<br /><br />Andy<br /><br />[/quote]</p><p>Andy is correct and I may be the person responsible for stating this incorrectly or at least incompletely. (see: <a href="/forums/1399683/ShowPost.aspx">http://cs.trains.com/forums/1399683/ShowPost.aspx</a>) I like to work curved Homabed by laying the "solid" side of the half against the centerline first. Now this half may be the half near you or further away from you depending upon the direction of the curve. </p><p>I have had some situations where my visibility of the centerline would be limited if I layed the inside of the roadbed first so I chose to do the outside of the curve ("outside" being away from my body and eyes) first even though this meant that the slots were spreading instead of closing up. Once the roadbed was painted with full strength laytex paint most of the slots essentially disappeared and the rest will disappear with ballasting.</p><p>Andy uses yellow glue and (temporary) nails; I use adhesive caulk and straight pins. Both methods work fine and I am sure many other variations also work. </p><p>I just got finished with the final sanding of a new section of roadbed and I thought "man, is that smooth - I hate to lay track on it." (NOT)</p><p>You will like Homabed.</p><p>Good luck,<br />-John </p><p>And, yes, you can work turnout areas just like cork strips. I fill in the interior gaps at turnouts with drywall joint compound. Once painted and sanded you can't see them.</p>
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