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Hello Goatman, You're going to want to solder the rail joints where the flextrack sections form a curve. Otherwise you'll end up with joints that are out of alignment, and that will cause frustrating derailments. Here are a couple articles on this site you can read and download: "Laying flextrack on curves" --http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/000/109pkaus.asp and "Laying flextrack without putting a kink in your plans" -- http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/000/110kfhum.asp These articles will answer many questions other questions you might have about laying flextrack. Use a small dab of rosin soldering flux on each joint and make sure the tip of your soldering iron is clean and shiny. As for laying the track on cork roadbed atop extruded foam board, you'll have better results if you glue, rather than tack or nail, the track to the cork. I prefer to use a thin coat of Walther's Goo; other modelers like to spread a thin (1/16") coat of Liquid Nails for Projects (the water-soluable type) on the cork roadbed (this adhesive also works well for gluing the cork to the foam). Hope this helps, Paul Schmidt Contributing Editor Trains.com
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