Hi Jeff; Others have pointed out the need for leads long enough for at least one car and your locomotive on either end of the run-around. That's a minimum, and operation will be more realistic if you can allow for more space. This can even be in a cassette type add-on that is fitted only when operating if you don't have room for permanent additions.
For support, quite a number of modelers are using wood frames with 2" pink or blue foam insulation as the base, topped with one or two layers of ceiling tile (the tan backed Armstrong type, not the yellow fiber glass backing). The file is similar to Homasote, carves or cuts fairly easily and has a tan earth type color which makes a good scenery base. Cut and stack it like a wedding cake, carve with a Surform tool. You can carve the road bed in place, or add Homabed or even cork. I'm using such construction on parts of my new layout, but am not far enough along to comment too much from personal experience. Pieter E. Roos --- On Sat, 8/21/10, Jeff Ngowe <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Jeff Ngowe <[email protected]> > All, > My Friday Fun has consisted of continuing benchwork on a > switching layout I've been planning. However I' have run > into a roadblock. Since I have not decided on terrain, and > would prefer something that isn't flat. Track will be > handlaid I considered using homasote for a layout base, but > I am not certain if it will be strong enough. I have > considered spline roadbed from homasote, but am not sure > with the large number of turnouts involved (8) if this would > be feasible. Another possibility would be a cookie cutter > type roadbed made from homasote. To keep cost down I am > trying to do without subroadbed. Another question is roadbed > width? Finally I would appreciate it if judgment was passed > on the 3 variation of the layout. > http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad248/jfrydom/SwitchingLayoutvariation3.jpg > http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad248/jfrydom/SwitchingLayoutvariation2.jpg > http://i940.photobucket.com/albums/ad248/jfrydom/SwitchingLayoutvariation1.jpg > Also I think I've caught a di"S"ea"S"e I'm starting to put > quotation marks around the letter "S". > Jeffrey Ngowe ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
