Homasote implementation

[Will_Annand]

Well, here in Central Ontario, we have very humid summers, Homosote is not such a good idea.

Most of the model railroaders up here use either the "wood/cork/track" style or "foam/track" with optional cork depending on your choice.

The open frame and cookie cutter style seems to be best and gets away from the "open prairie" look of a flat layout. The real world has small rises and depressions everywhere.

As for spiking, it is a good idea in N Scale NOT to spike.

My general procedure, as well as the one used by Paul Aegerter when he constructed our shop layout, <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.muskokacomputes.com/Shop-Layout.html">http://www.muskokacomputes.com/Shop-Layout.html</a><!-- m --> , is to glue the cork to the foam or wood, then glue the track to the cork. Push pins are used to hold the cork in place until the glue dries.

If you use track nails or spikes, you run the risk of forcing the track out of gauge. Our method removes that possibility and provides for smoother running trains.