Foam Or Cork

[snowey]

as you can see, there's almost as many opinions about this as there are model railroaders, but for me, the WS (Woodland Scenics) foam or the cork works best.

[snowey]

as you can see, there's almost as many opinions about this as there are model railroaders, but for me, the WS (Woodland Scenics) foam or the cork works best.

[Anonymous]

Since the begining of time; 249 pages ago! [:O][wow]

Reserected from the grave,

saved from the archive,

this tread was around for about 1 year!

now that is something.



Now to answer the question; I would go with cork even though I only use road bed were it cant be seen, mainly in tunnels to help prevent a derailment.

Now back to you.

[Anonymous]

Since the begining of time; 249 pages ago! [:O][wow]

Reserected from the grave,

saved from the archive,

this tread was around for about 1 year!

now that is something.



Now to answer the question; I would go with cork even though I only use road bed were it cant be seen, mainly in tunnels to help prevent a derailment.

Now back to you.

[Anonymous]

I would use foam because with cork when you glue your ballast on the cork it would side off. But with foam you can shape it on the sides on the top anywhere and the ballast won't fall off because you can press them into the sides of the foam.

[Anonymous]

I would use foam because with cork when you glue your ballast on the cork it would side off. But with foam you can shape it on the sides on the top anywhere and the ballast won't fall off because you can press them into the sides of the foam.

[Anonymous]

I have used both, but the best has been AMI instant roadbed.

The stuff is like a gelatinous tar substance. Put it down, stick the track, put in a couple spikes for good luck, pour ballast on top, and that's it. Much easier and faster than foam or cork.

It is more expensive, but well worth it.

[Anonymous]

I have used both, but the best has been AMI instant roadbed.

The stuff is like a gelatinous tar substance. Put it down, stick the track, put in a couple spikes for good luck, pour ballast on top, and that's it. Much easier and faster than foam or cork.

It is more expensive, but well worth it.

[darth9x9]

I have tried and seen many different materials for roadbed. I prefer Homabed which is Homasote that has been cut to look like the cork strips. It gives a great ballast profile when done and is dead quite. Check out this picture of the Homabed on Homasote:
http://www.fcsme.org/bcarl/scenery/049%20Fixing%20track.jpg

And here is picture after the ballast is down:
http://www.fcsme.org/bcarl/scenery/182%20Ballast.jpg

Judging from the age of this thread, he has already built three layouts!

[darth9x9]

I have tried and seen many different materials for roadbed. I prefer Homabed which is Homasote that has been cut to look like the cork strips. It gives a great ballast profile when done and is dead quite. Check out this picture of the Homabed on Homasote:
http://www.fcsme.org/bcarl/scenery/049%20Fixing%20track.jpg

And here is picture after the ballast is down:
http://www.fcsme.org/bcarl/scenery/182%20Ballast.jpg

Judging from the age of this thread, he has already built three layouts!

[BRAKIE]

I have use cork for years..I fine its very easy to work with.So,of course my answer is cork.

[BRAKIE]

I have use cork for years..I fine its very easy to work with.So,of course my answer is cork.

[Anonymous]

GOOD AFTERNOON:

I use cork roadbed on 3/4" plywood with open grid construction. Be sure and sand the cork to make sure it doesn't have a bobble in it. You can stand a small dip as the track will float over it, but a small bump will give you trouble forever.

Have a blessed day and remember SANTA FE ALL THE WAY

Bob

[Anonymous]

GOOD AFTERNOON:

I use cork roadbed on 3/4" plywood with open grid construction. Be sure and sand the cork to make sure it doesn't have a bobble in it. You can stand a small dip as the track will float over it, but a small bump will give you trouble forever.

Have a blessed day and remember SANTA FE ALL THE WAY

Bob