to build up the road around the track, which is mounted directly
to plywood benchwork. We will cover this with roofing tar paper,
for asphalt roads. The goal is to have the tar paper just below
the top of the rails so that it looks good but does not interfere
with good electrical pickup. Another option is to encase the track
in concrete using styrene pieces, asphalt up to the concrete.
Dave B.:
I’ve done this in O scale using plaster, cleaning it off
the rails and flangeways before it sets. I’d look for photos of
your prototype or of a similar railroad and location and follow
their lead.
Nick Biangel:
I have used plaster, which to me is a nightmare
– dirty, messy and nasty. I have used styrene, not too flexible.
When I was in Walmart getting some office supply stuff, I saw
this black poster board 28” x 22”. It was thick but not too thick
for HO and great for O scale, which I am modeling now. Clean,
sturdy and very easy to work with. I covered the seams with
Durham’s water putty. I did my mix on the thick side, let it dry
for 10 to 15 minutes and then smoothed it out with a damp
rag. Once it dried, I sanded it and painted.
2. Rick
Abramson
has some
street run-
ning on his
HO New
Haven layout.
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