Benchwork - Roadbed
Closed Cell Foam Roadbed?
I'm trying to decide the best material for roadbed to get a reasonable degree of sound deadening.
At the moment I am considering:
- Traditional cork
- Closed Cell foam (3mm or 5mm)
Does anyone have any first hand experience of using Closed Cell foam or is there a better alternative?
Thanks
Rob
Cornhill & Atherton RR
Freelance 1930s Steam
A Question About Benchwork
Need a little advice! Going to build a small 4x8 train table for my grandson! I am thinking about using 2x4s for the framing? Also 3/4 inch plywood or 1/2 inch maybe? I understand most prefer to use the 3/4 inch plywood, it just seems so heavy but I have read where the 1/2 inch may warp?? Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Modeling with Gatorfoam® CLINIC slides Day 1 March 24, 2013
Hello all. This post will be ongoing and include the slides that I used at my latest clinic on the use of Gatorfoam® (GF) and model railroading. If you GOOGLE search for "Modeling with Gatorfoam" you will also find links to the manufacture's website and some of my other posts. I plan on adding to this post, daily if possible. The last attempt I made ended up not uploading and I lost an hours worth of work.
Tip: To avoid losing data I am writing in MS Word and copying and pasting into this blog.
Modeling with Gatorfoam® CLINIC slides Day 2 March 25, 2013
Slide 7 This is the GF I picked up from my supplier, all cut to width x 8’ long. Dave Myers www.gatorfoam.net Currently he only ships up to 48”, as longer lengths are too expensive to safely ship. I was lucky enough to be close (NY to VT via ferry) and able to pick my ‘kit’ up from him. Notice the vertical Honeywell filtering fan. I run this 24 / 7 and it helps stop dust from settling on the layout.
New layout build
Wow, I have broken the back of the bench work today. I now have 12 feet of bench work, with back scene (sky) boards, legs with self levellers an all completed. There is still some more work to do to get the legs for the other 2 boards that will give me the final length of 12 feet x 2 feet and the return of 8 feet by 18 inches.
Lesson Learned
After a combat tour in Vietnam, we wrote what are called "after action" reports so that lessons could be passed on for the future. The same is true for model railroading. As the "de-construction" moves forward (or should I say backward), there are some notable lessons to both be learned and passed along to the next generation. Here are some of my observations:
First module going together for Pembroke II
Andrew came by last night and we made a start on assembling the benchwork for Pembroke. I'm planning to do as much assembly as possible out in the garage to keep the mess out of our newly finished basement. So, while it's not a modular layout, it is being built in three sections - the town, the corner with engine shed, and the staging yard.
Cornhill & Atherton – Helix Top Deck Issues Solved
Atherton engine terminal will sit on top of the helix to offset the loss of space a helix can cause. This creates 2 issues:
The Proto:87 Posse Produces Parts
Pembroke II officially got under way with a visit from the local Proto:87 Posse this week. Here are stalwarts, Julian (of http://vrdays.blogspot.ca) and Andrew cutting some of the roadbed.
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