Recently moved house and constucting another layout (smaller). Using a plywood base I wish to reduce the noise level produced by the rolling stock. I have a quantity of Hugger carpet tiles 500 x 500 mmr, very close knit weave. After a trial noise levels were reduced to my satisfaction. My question, "can I lay the track onto the carpet pile or if not onto the underside which is rubber. The visual effect with carpet pile is very pleasing and easy to clean.

Testors paint takes an unusually long time to dry.

Does anyone know if Testors   hobby paint are safe to place in a drying/curing booth?

thanks for any info.

have a good week.

transfer.

I've never liked the hokey themed trains seen on some layouts. You know, the ones with signs, oversized decorations on flat cars, lighted freight cars and goofy colors. While not quite a rivet counter, 95% of my rolling stock is highly accurate for my modeling year down to the reweigh dates. That last 5% might have the wrong roof on a box car or some similar inaccuracy.

One of your comments has been haunting me a little,..

I model the C&O Railway, in West Virginia (New River Gorge) Circa fall 1943.  So steam, but no helper service.
Douglas Meyer

This was the war years with LOTS of train activity,...and over the mountains. Wouldn't helper service been used at that time?