Thumbs up or down on Woodland Scenics foam roadbed

I have it using Gragraves on my small 4x10. It works well for myself. I've used cork in the past and haven't noticed a difference a sound deadening difference between the two.

I like it a lot! Have used it in HO and O gauge, and will likely never use anything else in the future because I found it very easy to work with in every respect. I wouldn't use it if I didn't intend to ballast my trackwork, but as a roadbed material it is first rate (in my opinion).

I started using the WS roadbed in N scale and was very satisfied with it. When I got back into O , I had no reservations about using it. Cork is ok, but it does get brittle over the course of time. The WS roadbed doesn't, and it's easy to take up if you change your track plan later.

I love it. I tested the sound deadening qualities of it, cork roadbed, and several other foam materials and liked it the best. I did however use sill gasket from Home Depot under my tracks that are hidden as it is much cheaper and does the same job but doesn't have the ballast profile or appearance.

Art

I tried it in N scale and personally hated it but that's just me.

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Originally posted by Roman:
I have it using Gragraves on my small 4x10. It works well for myself. I've used cork in the past and haven't noticed a difference a sound deadening difference between the two.

Roman, I sent you an e-mail.

Amfleet25124

I have it ballasted on my modules, and as-is under Gargraves sectional track on a Christmas layout. I see no reason to use anything else.

Sound deading-wise, I have the track glued on my modules, and held by plastic tie-downs on my Christmas layout. Screws will transfer sound from track to wood no matter what roadbed the track is sitting on.

It works great. I found that with scaletrax plastic ties, you need to pre-drill the holes for your nails or brads. Otherwise the ties will crack on the soft faom roadbed when nailing into them.
The sound deadening is excellent.
Here is a video of my latest work from last week. Still a looooong way to go. But that is scaletrax with foam rdbed.
http://youtu.be/9AOAs1dcfdc
Thanks to bluegill1 for all the help!

Scott
I use it on my 13x23 layout and it is great for me. I have O-tubular track with moon dog extra ties and it all looks great. I would use it.

I like it a lot. The best is it can be reused and doesn't dry up like cork!

I'll be the odd man out.

The foam is alright but you have to be more careful when screwing/nailing down the track. Cork gives a much more solid foundation, you're less likely to crack ties or twist track.

I have some but just bought cork. I will probably use the foam on all jointed areas and cork on the rest.

I had started to think about the issues, that Vulcan mentions and decided to use mostly cork.

I don't think it has to be an either or issue.

I used about 5 feet of a 24 foot roll in N scale and didn't like it.I went back to what works for me Midwest Cork . I have a carpet central now so I just spray the Cork with Valspar Textured paint in a color called Manhattan Mist it looks just like granite.

David

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Ignored post by fredswain posted January 09, 2012 01:56 PM Show Post

I use it and it works great. It is easy to use, cut and does a great job at muting noise.

Love it.