... , and in particular, what you are comfortable in doing to achieve the best result. 3. As to underlay, cork is still a good sound insulator and works well, and is fairly easy to work with. But there are modern materials available, which will most likely perform just as well. I am not particularly up on these, and perhaps some one else in the forum can give an input to this discussion of underlay to advise you better. I hope this helps Peter. All the best, Brian. 1853_271431_440000000.png 1853_271433_280000000.png 1853_271436_230000000.png 1853_271437_280000000.png Last edited on 27 Mar 2014 19:44 by Brian Nicholls posted: 28 Mar 2014 10:37 from: PeterD Hello Brian, Thanks for your reply- greatly appreciated. Turnout construction I have just completed the construction of the first baseboard which will incorporate the first half of the terminus station and goods yard. I shall be constructing the turnouts with ply sleepers and exactoscale plastic chairs (I have already constructed a simple trial turnout to get the build principles right). The track shall be built on ...