My spurs are all flextrack caulked directly on 2" foam. The Walthers bumpers have a small footprint to fasten them down. Is it necessary to dig out the foam and put in a piece of wood to give the bumper added “staying power”?
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Bruce
The Walther’s bumpers glue directly to the ties on your flextrack. The 2" foam board is stronger than the bumpers you will be adding to the track. No need to reinforce under the track. [:)]
Dave
I use Walthers Goo to glue mine down with.
I believe I used Walthers GOO on mine too. I hope they hold, else a locomotive might take a dive into the harbor! (Sink a ship?)
These bumpers are “scenic elements.” They aren’t designed for the “Unstoppable” scenario. I wouldn’t expect one to halt a runaway locomotive and keep it from taking a fatal plunge off the edge of the world to the basement floor.
I use Aileen’s Tacky Glue for stuff like this. It will hold pretty well, but if I need to remove a bumper for some reason, I can do so without damaging anything.
All good advice!
If you secure them properly, they will “hold” a loco that is idling along or a car that went in via gravity. Otherwise, “ooopppsss”!
I just assembled four of these and was a little disappointed in them. The photo on the label shows a different bumper, one made with rail and a flat bar stock for the forward support. The actual model is a solid square shape (not rail or I-beam) and the forward support is round stock. Minor differences but why show one style and make another. Also, the mounting surface contact area is ONLY on the spike heads of the track and not on the ties, so I would imagine it won’t stop a heavy impact. They still look good but not what I was hoping for. I may look at a Peco bumper to see what they are like.
- Bob