So I thought I would use Woodland scenics foam underlay, mainly because I like it, and IMO you use less ballast when forming the cess etc.

Only issue is it lifts the track by 4mm.

Guess who has spent all afternoon trying to peel glued down station buildings off MDF ?

Yep me... I completely forgot to raise them all accordingly, passengers would've need step to get into carriages

DOH!

 

You're not the first and I doubt you'll be the last, Graham

I'm not saying how I know, but a paint scraper helps.

Don't kick yourself to hard, just join the back of a long queue.......

Quote from: Malc on July 18, 2015, 03:03:29 PM
I'm not saying how I know, but a paint scraper helps.

I don't know nothing about using a paint scraper on a railway layout either 

First of no doubt many good tips I will get from here. Just hope I can  remember  it later

I lay the track first, then put the station in to suit!

Quote from: steve836 on July 19, 2015, 07:34:11 PM
I lay the track first, then put the station in to suit!

Thats what I did, only I had laid the track on WS foam, then I suck down the platforms without taking into account the rails were actually 4mm higher, which meant there was a 4mm gap between the step on the coaches and the platform, at 2mm:ft that meant the step into the carriage was 4ft.

I know they say if you look hard enough you will find everything prototypical, but I draw the line at converting my layout to Swiss railways !

I've glued mdf to the base of all my trackside stuff. Works for me!