Has anyone had any success with a glue/adhesive for the Woodland Scenics foam strips and sheets and subsequent mounting of track other than their Foam Track Glue (ST1444) that they refer to on their labeling?
I use liquid nails for foam board. You can get it at walmart or any of the lumber yards.
It is low odor & water clean up. Whats really nice is that you hardly have to pin down the road bed
Latex caulk. You can even get caulk in various colors now. I used black caulk to glue down the WS foam roadbed and flextrack. Latex caulk is much cheaper than WS glue. Spread a very thin bead of caulk, spread it out with a putty knife, put down your roadbed, and then put weight on it for about 30 minutes. I used split brick.
Here are two HO scale layouts built that way on hollow core doors:
I’m using Liquid Nails for Projects. This comes in a tube for use with a caulking gun. A caulking gun is a cheap tool, and a tube of this stuff is only a couple of dollars. Once you cut the tip off and start using it, plug the tip up again with a nail or maybe a piece of fat sprue scrap. This will keep the contents fresh for months if you do it right.
I use my wife’s Martha Stewart books. They’re thick and heavy, don’t leave dust or scratch the rails, and they just sit on the shelf and gather dust the rest of the time anyway. [:-^]
I use latex caulk. Cheap and fast. One tube goes a long way. My ENTIRE 8x12 previous layout had all roadbed and track laid with ONE tube - that’s all you need, a tiny little bead, spread out with a putty knife or other suitable tool (some have used those fake credit cards you get in the mail). Point being, spread it THIN - if you draw pencil lines to mark the location you should eb able to clearly see them after spreading on the caulk. Nice thing about caulk is it doesn’t dry rock hard like many other adhesives.
–Randy
Thanks for the suggestions - all good. And for the sense of humor. If nothing else, we modelers sure are a good natured bunch.
TC
I’ve had good success with plain old white glue, and craft tacky glue.
Nick
I used Elmers Wood Glue. It allows to tear up the bed if necessary. It still holds quite well.
I used Liquid Nails to glue my HO Kato track to the pink insulation foam board.
I recommend clear latex caulk (DAP) over white or yellow glue. It remains flexible, where the glue becomes hard.