right now… I have the benchwork basically done and have 1/2 inch plywood on it… was going to go with homasote for the the big spots and then just cork roadbed on the rest of the plywood…
then i was thinking about foam…
HELP!!! want to get out of the starting gate!!![8]
I like that you can attatch about anything to foam. I went with one inch on the flat parts and two inch on the hills. (I’m only a little farther than you.)
and your other options for roadbed are plentiful. not just … cork, homosote or cork or homosote or hey… foam!!! its the new rage!
for me it started out as the minimal funds/scratchbuilders eye combination…
vowla- 18"x18" industrial carpet tiles. Scored a skid full of the suckers at an auction for cheap…and I thought maybe they’d work… but…
they are the best!
fine carpet side down smeared with adhesive caulking… not a fiber in sight!
-easy to cut w/razor knife…any curve or shape you desire…
-the 3 plys of rubber base hold nails,tacks & staples like no other- & the stuff probably has a half life of 10,000 years…
anyway- I like foam better than cork… and homosotes ok too…
Dan
-and talk about a nice quiet ride…
well after posting this last night… I called my friend who works at a hardware store… ask him some things about homasote & foam… and after that, I am going with foam… alittle cheaper and I think more flexible to work with…
thanks for the tips and putting up with my questions…