08-12-2009, 10:40 AM
TrainNut Wrote:On my layout, in N scale I glue the cork directly to the foam or WS risers and inclines with Elmers glue. After that has dried, I push the track nails down through the pre drilled holes in the ties (light pressure only with a nailset... no hammer is needed). That's it. I've found this more than sufficient to hold my track in place and have never had a problem with it working loose... even after cleaning track with the rubber cleaning stone thingy. No messy caulking or anything else needed to hold the track down.
Ballast -
On the few portions of track that I did have the chance to ballast, that guaranteed against any chance of the track every coming back up.
On the majority of track that I never had the chance to ballast, when I tore the layout up, all of the old track came right up cleanly and neatly and I am now reusing 95% of it on my new layout.
Good tips!
We all know our layout is "forever", but we also know that we're going to want to change something!
