Cork Roadbed
Has anyone heard anything about when Midwest's cork roadbed will be available? I had ordered some months ago, but the emails I keep getting from the vendor just tell me it is on back order.
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Last I heard "they" (whomever "they" are) were supposed to resume production in early June. However, I just stopped into my LHS and the owner there said he had been told it is now - TBA!
I've been using sheets of cork and cutting it into strips which are slightly wider than my flex track ties. When it comes time to ballast, I'll go back and build up the ballast slope with putty or sculptamold or something like that.
George
"And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers, ride their father's magic carpet made of steel..."
Modeling the Ogden River Railway in HO.
Edges
Try sand - easy, cheap and forms a realistic slope with almost no effort.
Rob Spangler
Sand!
Sand would work!
But, where would I find sand in Utah?
George
"And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers, ride their father's magic carpet made of steel..."
Modeling the Ogden River Railway in HO.
Use your imagination
Don't you guys play golf?
Finding Sand
I think you're kidding; in case you aren't:
You could pick up a bag for about $2.50 from the home center, or sneak a lifetime supply from the empty lots around the grain elevators out between 24th and 31st streets in Ogden. There's some good stuff along the old WP around Low and Marblehead, some gray that doubles as ballast from a secret stash along I-84 in Idaho near King Hill, almost white from the Navajo formation along Highway 12 near Boulder, Orange from around Moab, brown from the same Highway 12 southwest of Escalante (Dakota formation)...
Those are just the ones I can think of right off. I have containers of most of the above in my scenery materials cache already mind you.
Rob Spangler
Yup, I am only kidding.
just had come up with something..lol
George, where are you getting
George, where are you getting your sheets of cork?
Gary
Head of clean up, repairs and nurturing of the eccentric owner
LHS
Gary,
I got them at my LHS they are about 6 inches wide, by about 36 inches long.
Rob,
Yes, I was kidding! But, thanks for the info anyway!
George
"And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers, ride their father's magic carpet made of steel..."
Modeling the Ogden River Railway in HO.
George, where are you getting
George, where are you getting your sheets of cork?
Gary
I got mine from Home Depot on line. It came in a giant roll. I cut it using my band saw (or cutting blade). It comes in varying thicknesses. I got mine at /14" for my main line and 1/8 for my yards and sidings. It is very cheap for bulk. But my planned layout it pretty big. For what it would have cost me to cork for one level from a hobby shop, I will be doing the entire layout plus. If I need more, I just cut it. After I lay it down, I sand the top and sand the sides.
Anyway, my rare two cents.
Jim Lowery
Sheet Cork
Gary - I have also used cork available in rolls from Hobby Lobby. To eliminate its tendency to stay curled near the center of the roll, I soak it in water and weight it down overnight before installing with contact cement. It's available in several thicknesses, including 1/16" which has an adhesive backing.
Rob Spangler