i just got 100 feet of this
anyone ever painted it, figured it i sort of colored it same color as balast the whole operation would go smoother??
right/wrong/dumb idea??
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I can't see the picture. Not sure what it is.
must have screwed up, but it is the track underlayment that woodland secenics sells black foam comes in rolls of 25 foot
here is the verbal description,
O Scale
Track-Bed provides a quiet, smooth train operation, absorbing irregularities on your layout. It is a high quality, economical alternative to other rail beds and aligns well with cork. Track-Bed requires no pre-soaking, remains flexible, and will not dry out or become brittle.
I'm buying lots of that stuff. 8 boxes so far.
A couple boxes every trip to the LHS.
I'm planning a rather large Scaletrax Layout and it looks good that way.
Use acrylic paint if any, other paint will melt it.
I am not painting it, I'm pouring ballast on it.
It is tempting to paint it in a ballast type color. The product looks like it will deaden sound when used as underlayment for fastrack instead of using homosote.
I used it for my whole layout and love it.
Art
I used it on my whole layout and put ballast on it - looks great - no need to paint
Originally Posted by Tom Schlotterbeck:
I used it on my whole layout and put ballast on it - looks great - no need to paint
wont a small amount of "ballast color paint" actually make ballasting easier and use less??
i would think so, so far i have 100 foot ready to put down, waiting on the glue (did dumb thing ordered material and no glue)
Originally Posted by Chugman:
I used it for my whole layout and love it.
Art
had occasion to view your web page
wow!!!!!!
saw with interest the signs for US HWY 12 US HWY 20, US HWY 45, I knew that as La Grange road, curious
You are right on. It is LaGrange Road and I used to love going over the bridge that spanned the UP's Proviso yard. Always had a lot of action with the hump yard, the Intermodal yard, and the engine facility.
Art
Originally Posted by Chugman:
You are right on. It is LaGrange Road and I used to love going over the bridge that spanned the UP's Proviso yard. Always had a lot of action with the hump yard, the Intermodal yard, and the engine facility.
Art
i grew upon Peck Ave, near 60th, La Grange, LTHS class of 62
not far away
We use it too. Just screw the track down through it. We don't glue it down and we don't paint it. The Ballast the sides with Brennan's Ballast. Looks terrific.
Originally Posted by Chugman:
You are right on. It is LaGrange Road and I used to love going over the bridge that spanned the UP's Proviso yard. Always had a lot of action with the hump yard, the Intermodal yard, and the engine facility.
Art
Actually, La Grange Road is south of 22nd Street (Cermak Rd.) and heads south. From 22nd north it's called Manneheim Road. Manneheim Road then merges in to and becomes Lee Street and at Oakton in Des Plaines.
Rusty
Originally Posted by Rusty Traque:
Originally Posted by Chugman:
You are right on. It is LaGrange Road and I used to love going over the bridge that spanned the UP's Proviso yard. Always had a lot of action with the hump yard, the Intermodal yard, and the engine facility.
Art
Actually, La Grange Road is south of 22nd Street (Cermak Rd.) and heads south. From 22nd north it's called Manneheim Road. Manneheim Road then merges in to and becomes Lee Street and at Oakton in Des Plaines.
Rusty
ah Cermak, from Al Capone's days, i guess his old apartment is still there and still like it was, been to his grave site (disguised and hidden by bushes) sadly from what i hear now not a single italian there, the only flag flown is Mexican. i enlisted in the Marines 26 dec 62 and never went back
I used to hunt and fish west of (sp) sanganaski slough
bringing back lots of memories
Rusty - You are correct. Thanks for supplementing my aging memory. In fact I have been calling it my Manneheim Road bridge. The mind is such a fragile thing. 
Art
