03-23-2012, 12:49 PM
radivil Wrote:If you're not going below track level with scenery and doing cookie cutter subroadbed, why even bother with the foam? Just go with a heftier plywood.
I agree: the foam serves no purpose and can actually complicate things when it comes to activating your turnouts, installing roadbed, etc., etc. However, 3/8" plywood, well-supported, should be fine for the layout top.
Wayne