Hello all,

Would like to build an around the living room single or double track narrow shelf layout using 15" radius curves.  Will be very simple.  Located above the windows at approximately 7'.  Just track for display running only.  Want to keep the shelf depth to a minimum.

I know the subject of building quiet track has been knocked around a lot over the years but I've never seen any discussion of the feasibility of using ground foam rubber (if you could find the right colors) as ballast.  Would this work with a matte medium adhesive to build track with a less rigid (and hopefully quieter) ballast shell?  Would some other form of rubber (or any other soft material you can think of) be a better substitute (not sure if the cell structure of foam would be too difficult to glue down even using "wet" adhesive)?  Just trying to think of

I had just started working on my new layout, the last time I had built a layout was about fifteen years ago.  This time, like most of use I had a little less to work with to build it.  I have gotten myself back into scratch building as much as possible.  So when it came to my roadbed I started researching what I wanted to use, foam or cork?  Foam seemed too soft and springy, but it looked more affordable then cork.  My first step was where do I find cork sheets.  Researching on the web I had found out I need to look for a roll of cork underlayment for flooring.

The first sections/dominos I ever built was a '4'x8 frame made of '1x"3 pine, with crossmembers "12 OC, set up on a table or on it own legs. I was never satisfied with it, as it would twist/flex along its longitudinal axis,  ever after adding crossmembers to the crossmembers. I finally saw the light about 4x8 had to take it down for basement finishing reason but decided to rebuild into two '2x'8 with crossmembers "12 OC.