Benchwork - Roadbed
Hand laid rail
I will be hand laying all of my rail (I enjoy the process) and years ago used Homasote for my roadbed. I have read the thread on using homasote and gained good advice. However, only one place in Reno seems to handle homasote and they only want to sell to contractors. In the homasote thread, a product called fiberock was mentioned and I wonder if it has worked for anyone.
So my question is what would you recommend for roadbed when hand laying rail?
Thanks,
Gary
Track Laying Square i.e. JL&T Railroad Blog - Track Laying & Scenery...
Been reading the post of JL&T Railroad Blog - Track Laying & Scenery and a question keeps coming up and not answered, ..so here goes.
Blue Foam
Just to let you guys know in my area (Azusa California). The LOWES at the corner of Azusa Blvd and Arrow Hwy has Blue Foam in 3/4, 1" and 2". They have stacks of it. I was really shocked. It is the first time I have seen it any where other than the valley. If you need some there you go. This is as of 11/12/11.
I hope this is a standard and not an anomaly.
Jim Lowery
open house picts
here some shots of the open house that was held on November 5th
(images below)
Cheers
Paul B
<Edited to include images in post>
Roadbed
I've put down roadbed for the mainline. I'm using Woodland Scenics' N-scale roadbed [though I guess this is one of the rare cases where "N-gauge" is the proper term], using Liquid Nails for Projects to adhere it. The shot glass in the photo below has finally proven useful as a roller to make sure the roadbed is pressed down smoothly. The sectional track is there just as a template for curves (though I've tried to put in easements as well).
Bob's Railroad work session 11-2-11
For those of you that didn't read previous posts, Bob's Railroad is a toy railroad for the children at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Georgia. A number of generous gentlemen (for now un-named) wanted to do something special for the children at NE Ga Medical Center which is a wonderful hospital about 20 miles from my home. These gentlemen contacted model railroaders in our area to see if we would be interested in building the layout if they provided the money for the materials. What a wonderful opportunity to help the children and have some fun!
LED Lighting Test
Is LED lighting workable for layout lighting? In my case, close but no cigar.
Here is my test setup. The bench top is 54" from the floor. The valance panel is 21" above the bench top. The LED strip is mounted 2" from the bottom of the valance. That makes the LEDs 23" above the bench top. The strip is a 5050 on 0.65" spacing (300 LEDs per 5m). They are powered at 12v drawing 2.6A.
Is a " Mushroom" layout possible in a 17'x16' room
I'm nearly done with my drywall work. I am planning an On30 three layer layout with a Helix in an adjoining room. I really like the concept of the Mushroom design but I'm not sure that a room 16'x17' is big enough. Has anyone seen an HO or On30 mushroom layout that would fit this size? I have nearly 9' in ceiling height so that isnt an issue. All of the plans I have found are bigger, the smallest is 16'x20'.
Rob Teed
How did you spend your vacation? (layout construction)
I took a nice little vacation for myself last week and spent it building the vast majority of the benchwork for my little model railroad. It took longer than expected, but I am exceedingly pleased with the results.
Why Is benchwork such a mess?
Everytime I go down to the basement I am forced to look at my benchwork. And every time I the same thought comes into my mind: How can get anything done in this mess. There are tools, materials and all sorts of other paraphernalia covering almost every inch of space. Am I the only one with this problem?
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