Modelling Tip Of The Day – 12

Modelling Tip Of The Day – 12

This Modelling Tip Of The Day is an ongoing series, in which we’ll be posting a modelling tip that may be of use to the newbie right up to the seasoned modeller.

Today’s tip is:

Trackbed – Cork sheet

Using Cork sheet for your trackbed. This tip is popular with many railway modellers. It helps reduce wheel noise of passing trains & also help give a more realistic looking raised ballast shoulder. A recommended depth size cork sheet to go for is 1/16th of an inch.

Cork sheet is available in sheet rolls, pre-cut to track width. Glue using PVA glue to your baseboard, & place some heavy books on top of the cork sheet to keep it in place whilst the glue sets.

Other trackbed systems like cork sheet are produced by such companies as Woodlandscenics, who produce a pre-chamfered trackbed. Other track bed systems such as Hornby, Gaugemaster etc do foam ballast trackbeds. Though with the foam trackbeds can deteriorate over time. We also have a range of pre-cut cork sheet which can be found via the buttons at the bottom of the page.