Polystyrene

Polystyrene
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Styrene (Polystyrene) Versatile plastic used in modeling. Many sizes and shapes. Metallic sound when struck.
Superelevation Banking tracks on a curve to allow for higher speeds.
Switch A track that allows trains to swap routes.

Short for polystyrene, a versatile plastic commonly used for modeling. Comes in sheets, blocks, and rods of many different thicknesses and sizes.
Subroadbed
The bottom or foundation layer of model track, usually made from plywood.

Hot Knife : Used for cutting polystyrene tiles. Just a piece of wire held in a special tool handle. It plugs into the electric mains, gets hot and melts the polystyrene tile as you move it through the material.

Styrene: Short for polystyrene, a versatile plastic commonly used for modeling. Comes in sheets, blocks, and rods of many different thicknesses and sizes.

Some of the members used 2" expanded polystyrene, also known in the construction trade as "blueboard," available at your lumber yard. Others used ceiling tile, while a few members relied on ½" plywood.

See also: Styrene, Standard, Consist, Point, Train