I too prefer homabed. In fact I used to make my own. Don't try THAT indoors. It works well for handlaying & for flextrack. It is not necessary to buy Homabed switchblocks. Some practice & you can cut your own from the roadbed & save some money. I paint mine, also, before laying track on it. When handlaying track I solder two or three rail lenghts together and then gap after the rail is laid. (Layed?) It makes for smoother transitions and curves. Good Luck Chuck Porter ----- Original Message ----- From: mhrreast To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 11:49 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Track Recommendations
The 2 easy good roadbed options that I'm aware of are S scale HomaBed, and pairing a strip of O with a strip of HO cork. I prefer the HomaBed vs cork, PAINT the HomaBed before laying ties to help keep moisture out. My experience laying ties directly on foam has not been good. It collapses too easily when pressing the spikes into the ties. Choose whichever code(s) rail you want (I prefer pre-weathered), spike it down. Solder power leads to the bottom of the rail before spiking it. Clean off the weathering where you will attach the leads. Don't depend on just ONE power feed, just in case something happens to the ONE. Build it sturdy, minimize risk of needing to rebuild it. I have not laid any rail yet with tie plates. Ted Larson --- In [email protected], "pscandura2001" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I prefer > laying track directly on homosoate or foam. > What types/brands of non-roadbed, scale track do folks on the list > prefer? > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
