A new phase of the NF & CR Ry. has begun....we are laying roadbed!! The benchwork is complete and we have moved on to putting cork roadbed down. It was exciting to actually start to see the roadbed start to take form. We had experimented with running some trains up the grades and around the curves by just taping some track to the plywood but pretty soon we will start to lay track as well!
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| Norm putting adhesive caulk down onto the plywood. |
We are using an adhesive caulk to glue the cork to the plywood base. Norm spread the caulk with a putty knife following the centerlines that we had previously drawn. Since the caulk would cover up the lines, we put push-pins along the centerline. This also helped in placing the cork...we were able to just press the cork against the pins to follow the centerlines.
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| The caulk was easy to spread...but a little messy! |
Once the cork was down, we used additional push-pins to keep the cork in place. It was a little messy but it all went together well. Next time....we will wear gloves!!
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| The cork went down onto the caulk and was pushed up to the pins. Additional pins were used to held the cork in place. |
Aiden even got into the fun and helped nail down a few push-pins. He is having fun helping with the layout but I think he really would be happier running some trains!!
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| The supervisor even nailed some pins down! |
Finally, some pictures of the roadbed at the end of the day. We are doing the outer-loop first so that we can lay some track and run some trains. It will be both exciting and amazing to watch that first train make a loop around the layout!!
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| Cork roadbed going around the outer loop |
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| Close-up of the roadbed. |
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