Glueing track down?

[ocalicreek]

My grandfather used flat headed spikes/tacks/nails painted black to match the ties, tacked in the holes downt the center. Over tacking, bending the tie gave it away, but that creates problems with gauge anyway. He didn't balast, but painted the base below the track gray. He didn't use roadbed, but was able to fool a friend who could not for the life of him figure out how that track was held down, and didn't realize there wasn't balast until he looked closely. Worked for him.

I've painted tack heads ever since, and fooled freinds as well (who went home and painted theirs black too!)

Galen