Does anyone make......?

[BoxcabE50]

Cork roadbed in S scale? I searched the Midwest web site. But they only show N, HO, and O scales.

Suggestions? Ideas?

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Boxcab E50

[MasonJar]

Idea - use HO "as is" - ie split, but with the bevelled edges facing in. You can use N cork with HO like this, so why not HO cork for S? If you want to have the bevelled edge out, try filling in the space between the halves with a thin slice off an extra piece.

Andrew

[BoxcabE50]

Using HO had indeed crossed my mind. Just thought I'd eliminate the possibility of a pre-made S Scale version first. Hmmm.... Using HO might even be slightly cheaper.....

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[Greg Elems]

I used HO cork on a small S layout I made several years ago. If you want more of a shoulder, leave a gap in the middle to accommodate what ever shoulder you want. I was cheap and didn't want to fill the void with ballast so I used some strips of typing paper and laid it over the gap. Seemed to work ok, even with the water and glue mixture. Since I was going to model a branch line, I didn't worry about the shoulder for most of the layout. I was going to have the ground almost the same height as the cork anyway. Also, they sell sheets of cork and you can cut strips any width you want. I was told also that a fellow took HO and O and used one of each for getting an S road bed and no gap.

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Greg

[BoxcabE50]

Mixing the HO and O is an interesting possibility. I wonder if they are indeed the same installed height? (Thickness?) Think I'll go back to the Midwest page, and see if they show dimensions.

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[TRZP1800]

Hi All:
I used half HO and half O on my modules. Works very well with Gargraves flex track, the wooden ties style. Don't know how it'd look with scale track but check it out. Tom Robinson uses a polypropalene roadbed. It's a medium to dark gray and is made for S. It doesn't shrink and it bends to fit most curves. Don't remember the name but you can probably drop him a line via the S-Trains forum or directly through the ACSG website.

Regards,
Ted

[BoxcabE50]

Originally posted by TRZP1800:
Don't remember the name but you can probably drop him a line via the S-Trains forum or directly through the ACSG website.Ted-

Am not familiar with ACSG? Do you have a URL?

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[TRZP1800]

Hi Boxcab:
Sorry for the delay in replying, but i'm currently in 60-70 hour a week mode. Ah, employment, ya gotta love it!

Anyway, the "ACSG" is the Atlantic Coast S-Gaugers. It's a modular club that i'm a member of, not much to the membership, no dues and no rules. My kind of club.

Anyway, the address is: http://www.trainweb.org/acsg/

Regards,
Ted

[BoxcabE50]

Ted-

Know what you mean. 1999-2001 I was working 7 days per, 100+ hours a week. The word for that is 'tired.' I was pooped. And after taxes, the government walked away with too much. Wasn't worth the effort. graemlins/bleh.gif

Anyhow, thanks for the reply. Glad you found time to post. Whenever you can make it here is great!

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[TRZP1800]

Hi Boxcab:

Have you reached any conclusions on your roadbed?

Ted

[Greg Elems]

My neighbor uses Woodland Scenics foam road bed with his flex track. It has been up in the garage for over 3 years now and still working fine.
Ken, will you be gluing or spiking your track down?

Greg

[BoxcabE50]

No conclusions at present. Lately other things have been getting in the way of planning a model RR. Lack of funds being just one......

In the past I've glued the roadbed. Then using a minimal number of spikes, the ballast adhesive has held the track in place. That's what I had been thinking about doing again.

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[Greg Elems]

I think the spikes help transmit noise if they go all the way through to the wood. If foam board is used, that should be a moot point. Glued ballast seems to have been strong enough for the modular layouts that I've worked on.

Greg