Hi,
I am in the beginning stages of building a O-gauge layout based on what was available in 1963. I have an old scenery book but it does not mention the road beds. When did cork begin to be used for road beds?
Thank you,
Kevin Coyle
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Good question.
All I could find (googling) was that Midwest Models (makers of cork roadbed) was founded in 1952. But that was due to an interest in model airplanes, so I don't know when they got interested in model trains.
I also found a reference to a railroader who says he has used cork roadbed since the '50's.
With that little bit of info, I'd say it was around in '63.
Hi,
When I was googling I did not find much. Thank you for the info.
Kevin
Originally Posted by Vulcan:
With that little bit of info, I'd say it was around in '63.
Most likely September 9.
...although, David Sutton's "Model Railroading" book, which was published in 1964 and is pretty thorough does not appear to mention cork.
I had to laugh when i read this, why you ask, because I started building my first serious model railroad in 1963, and I used cork for my road bed under the fiber tie flextrack that was available back then. I recall ordering it from Americas Hobby Center in New York. They ran ads in the Model Trains magazine. Old memory.
Bob
Well, there you go........
Hi,
Thank you all for the information. I am trying to only use the materials and techniques that were available in 1963. When I built my pre-war layout based on the early 1930's I followed the same method.
Thank you all again,
Kevin
