This stuff: http://www.ami-roadbed.com. I saw a roll at a hobby shop the other day, and it looked interesting. If it works as advertised, of course. Does anyone here have experience with it?
Troub,
Using the Advanced search button, next to the Go button at the top of this site, I just did a search using AMI Instant Roadbed as the search term, and a search period of the last 13 months. It resulted in 2 pages of useful hits. Try it.
Bob
NMRA Life 0543
Sorry, I guess I missed something. I did a search and came up with 0 that actually referenced the product. I’ll look again.
I guess I didn’t realize the regular searches had such short timeframes.
Use it all the time. Great for road bed, great for streets, parking lots, etc… One of my favorite products.
Thanks, I’ve read the other threads now. I think I’ll definitely give it a try.
Here is a review I wrote of it in another forum, the posted around in august of 2003:
I thought since I have seen this topic bandied about a bit I would do a kind of review after having laid about one hundred and twenty feet of AMI and track (about one third of my layout). I will note that I have used cork in the past and homasote at my friends homes.
First, I was nervous. I had bought what I was going to be using now - and in the future - about a year and a half ago. So I read some positive experiences with it and some negative in various forums. I was nervous as to whether I would be happy with the product.
I bought HO AMI for my N layout, planning on cutting it in two to extend its length and reduce the cost. So I bought four boxes of AMI in HO - thirty feet long; each box would provide 60 feet of N scale length AMI.
My first attempt at cutting the AMI length wise wasn’t that great; I don’t recommend scissors for cutting the product. If you have already purchased your AMI, buy a pizza cutter from the dollar store and dedicate it to your layout.
My technique for cutting AMI length wise was as follows - first, I eye balled the centre of the AMI and cut with short strokes using the pizza cutter. The issues are the same with AMI as pizza, you will cut most of it, with the occasional stubborn piece not quite making it. I would cut only six foot lengths at one time; I found this easier to manage. I used old hard board underneath so as not to mar any surfaces. Once the AMI was pizza cut, I then folded the AMI back on itself, paper back touching paper back. I found this helped break the tension of some of the stubborn AMI that had been only partially cut by the pizza cutter.
It isn’t the end of the world if pieces touch, but life is simpler if you can keep the pieces apart, not touching. I would then lay a piece down on the centre lines I had drawn in of the track plan. I would then add another length to the end of the first piece by simply
AMI is great for sidewalks, gradecrossings, and it made laying track so much easier!