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<p> In Germany, we don´t really have the option of Homasote vs. foam board, as Homasote or any other LDF (low density fibre) material is not readily available. Most of the modellers I know use the old cork roadbed over plywool method and foam board as a substitute for the wire mesh-plaster cloth method for building scenery. Personally, I am quite happy with the cork roadbed on plywood. Cork tiles are fairly inexpensive, readily available, not much of a mess to work with. The plywood is a solid base for switch machines and if you are daring enough not to use "oversized" lumber for your benchwork, the construction is sufficiently lightweight.<br></p>
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