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Paul3, I totally hear you. You're using spline for subroadbed, and 1/4" x 1.5" for roadbed, making cuts in it to allow bending the roadbed. Michael Tylick demonstrated using 1/4" square stock to create roadbed that he spiked track into - this was laid on top of plywood. I then also found the same thing in Linn Westcott's old book. If you use stuff that's thick enough, it could be both the roadbed and subroadbed. Michael Tylick mentioned soaking the wood in one of his articles, which makes sense after busting a few pieces in the garage while trying to bend them. So, the experimentation shall continue! It's great hearing how others have successfully done some of this stuff. A key thing you mentioned in one of your recent posts was that your club has a planer for doing the turnout intersections. Very cool.
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