Thank you, but my layout is 27" X 34" N Scale and found out I had to split my road bed in half to lay down. But you got me going in the right direction so again Thank you very much. I used Tacky Glue and it worked great.
We do what we need to do to get the results we want. I am glad you were able to lay down your roadbed. Does tacky glue set up? I have always used Woodland Scenics foam tack. If spread thin enough, it will allow you to pull up your track and roadbed without damaging either. Thank you so much, Rob
Rob, Locktite for Foam Projects caulk is made for sticking foam or foam items. It is great for filling in backdrop boards, gaps against facia board, and sticking woodland scenics foam roadbed. Very fast, peals up easily, and I have a feeling a lot cheaper than the stuff from woodland scenics. $ 3.00 US a tube. Here is a bonus. I have 1 " foam base board over plywood. I lay a thin strip of this stuff and set the roadbed. Later I pin the track down thru the members. The tacky film grabs the nails and really holds them. Later, pull up the pins and lift off the track. Then peel back the roadbed as required. Bob
Robert Schworm Hi Bob, Interesting system you use. As long as the glue holds flexibly it sounds like a fine system. I like the WS foam tack because I can I can pull it up easily and being very flexible it does not transmit sound. Thanks for the tip, Rob
Hi again, wanted to mention for your readers that I model in 1/64. Take O and HO roadbed, split them, and put one against the other. Creates 1/64 roadbed (2.5 inches wide). Bonus, for around a curve, two strips of roadbed bend a lot easier together as they slide against each other for the arc. Think of it as "flex roadbed". Bob
Hi Rob great bit of advice I want to use W.S. road bed on my layout which will be started shortly but had been put of by other people saying it was hard to put on curves but watching you do it made it look so easy so I may still go with it. Thanks Rob. Regards George..
George Wyatt Hi George, The process of using the glue sparingly and spreading it as thin as possible makes the difference. If you try to use PVA, it will just bring trouble. You’ll need some Tee pins and weights too. The glue grabs very quickly if spread thin. Thank you, Rob
The Foam Tack is expensive, but if you use it sparingly you can lay 200 feet or more of the Road Bed with one bottle. I have used three to do my entire layout and one bottle is still half full the other just a 1/4 full. That is about 450 feet of track. Best of luck. In the beginning, I did not know about spreading it thin and really slathered it on the old layout. Big mistake, now I know. Thank you, Rob
Assuming you are talking about HO scale track bed, yes, Richard, an 18 inch radius is quite large. It should not be a problem. Thank you very much, Rob
David Howarth Did you spread it very thinly? If it is thin, the track and the foam come up quite easily for me anyway. Sure, use what’s easy for you. I was watching you on your video solder droppers when this came in. 😊. Thank you
Yeah I think thin glue, or in my case less glue (I tend to just spot it here and there) makes changes easier in future. Rob did spread it thinly in the video Dave, so that may be the difference. Cheers guys.
Yes , do tend to paste it on , that rubber underlay though did leave a lot of it stuck to the boards even after a good coating of pva mix and a heavy chisel ...the cork though did come up better ..Dave
thanks for sharing
You’re welcome
Thank you, but my layout is 27" X 34" N Scale and found out I had to split my road bed in half to lay down. But you got me going in the right direction so again Thank you very much. I used Tacky Glue and it worked great.
We do what we need to do to get the results we want. I am glad you were able to lay down your roadbed. Does tacky glue set up? I have always used Woodland Scenics foam tack. If spread thin enough, it will allow you to pull up your track and roadbed without damaging either. Thank you so much, Rob
Rob, Locktite for Foam Projects caulk is made for sticking foam or foam items. It is great for filling in backdrop boards, gaps against facia board, and sticking woodland scenics foam roadbed. Very fast, peals up easily, and I have a feeling a lot cheaper than the stuff from woodland scenics. $ 3.00 US a tube. Here is a bonus. I have 1 " foam base board over plywood. I lay a thin strip of this stuff and set the roadbed. Later I pin the track down thru the members. The tacky film grabs the nails and really holds them. Later, pull up the pins and lift off the track. Then peel back the roadbed as required. Bob
Robert Schworm Hi Bob, Interesting system you use. As long as the glue holds flexibly it sounds like a fine system. I like the WS foam tack because I can I can pull it up easily and being very flexible it does not transmit sound. Thanks for the tip, Rob
Cool tips and demonstration
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trainroomgary Hi Gary, Thank you
Hi again, wanted to mention for your readers that I model in 1/64. Take O and HO roadbed, split them, and put one against the other. Creates 1/64 roadbed (2.5 inches wide). Bonus, for around a curve, two strips of roadbed bend a lot easier together as they slide against each other for the arc. Think of it as "flex roadbed". Bob
Oh yes, you are the S gauge guy. Cool, Rob
Hi Rob great bit of advice I want to use W.S. road bed on my layout which will be started shortly but had been put of by other people saying it was hard to put on curves but watching you do it made it look so easy so I may still go with it. Thanks Rob. Regards George..
George Wyatt Hi George, The process of using the glue sparingly and spreading it as thin as possible makes the difference. If you try to use PVA, it will just bring trouble. You’ll need some Tee pins and weights too. The glue grabs very quickly if spread thin. Thank you, Rob
Hi Rob if I use it which is most likely I will be sure to use the foam tack, thanks for your help and thanks for replying. Regards George..
The Foam Tack is expensive, but if you use it sparingly you can lay 200 feet or more of the Road Bed with one bottle. I have used three to do my entire layout and one bottle is still half full the other just a 1/4 full. That is about 450 feet of track. Best of luck. In the beginning, I did not know about spreading it thin and really slathered it on the old layout. Big mistake, now I know. Thank you, Rob
Sound advice Rob.........John.
John Carvil Hi John, This stuff works very well. Thank you, Rob
Is it possible to bend straight pieces to 18” radius
Assuming you are talking about HO scale track bed, yes, Richard, an 18 inch radius is quite large. It should not be a problem. Thank you very much, Rob
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@@NYandAtlantic That is great. Best of luck with it. Rob
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I am beginning to think cork is better Rob , he’ll of a job lifting my old track with the sponge underlay , using cork this time
David Howarth What kind of glue did you use? Mine came up easy? Thank you Dave
Rob McCrain probably copydex on some of it but also the recommended glue which you are using
David Howarth Did you spread it very thinly? If it is thin, the track and the foam come up quite easily for me anyway. Sure, use what’s easy for you. I was watching you on your video solder droppers when this came in. 😊. Thank you
Yeah I think thin glue, or in my case less glue (I tend to just spot it here and there) makes changes easier in future. Rob did spread it thinly in the video Dave, so that may be the difference. Cheers guys.
Yes , do tend to paste it on , that rubber underlay though did leave a lot of it stuck to the boards even after a good coating of pva mix and a heavy chisel ...the cork though did come up better ..Dave
easy peasy. lol
easy peasy lemon squeezy. 😉