Help on roadbed with O gauge track

train steveOGR Forum Member

Been awhile guys good Great to be back

Does anyone know of a step by step listing of tasks involved in laying down track? I am using old style Lionel O tubular with foam roadbed on top of 1"pink board glued on top of 1/2 plywood. That’s done. Have two levels and 350 ft track if I remember right

I plan on ballast and want to shape the pink foam board to add contour and realism Seems like some point will need base paint to cover shaped pink board. I can’t tell if I am over thinking this but the progression is confusing to me. Also any place to see finished layouts with this set up.

Thanks for you help

Steve Taylor

12/13/1312:35 PM

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rtr12OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

On Eric Siegel's YouTube channel he has a video of installing Atlas track on foam roadbed, Flexxbed I think. That might be of some help to you? He also has videos on ballast and many other things.

Search for Eric Siegel or ericstrains on YouTube or try this link:

ericstrains

Warning: Eric has some excellent videos and also a mighty fine train collection that he does reviews on. You could be there for a long while!

12/13/131:35 PM

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DoubleDAZOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

I'll 2nd the recommendation for Eric's You Tube channel.

12/13/1310:04 PM

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train steveOGR Forum Member

Will view, lot of information

Thanks Gentlemen

12/14/131:08 AM

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DoubleDAZOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Be advised, he has a lot of videos. You might do some You Tube searching for more/different specific keywords to narrow the results. Or, you might even try contacting him directly to see if he can narrow things down for you.

http://www.ericstrains.com/

12/14/134:00 PM

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