So I cleaned out my garage this past week and rediscovered my stack of code 250 rail, and some assorted pieces of lumber including some plastic lumber (not sure the brand). That said, I would like to setup a test bed for a future layout. I know that I want to build a ladder road bed, and elevate it. I also want to handlay.
I’m looking for some instructions/ideas for ladder road bed. I’ve read Ken’s, Devon’s, and Rick’s posting about their road bed so I’m familiar with the method. I want to have a little ballast profile on the road bed as well.
The lumber that I found is all 5/4 cedar and plastic. I was thinking of ripping the 5/4 down into thin strips. Once I built the ladder road bed, I was thinking about layering something on top in which to glue down and handlay. Something along the same lines that Dirk used for his handlaying. I can’t remember what material he used.
Thoughts, ideas, etc?
Craig