Hey Steve
Nice job with the track plan . I use foam ore covered with the cork rolls they sell a Michaels /Hobby Lobby ,it’s easy to cut to shape and takes spikes well (thanks Colin Peake)
Its great to have someone on this side of the pond
Been modeling for quite a while all in odd gauges Gn2,O9,O-14 all British prototypes.Used to have the first 100 NG&IRG but got rid of all but the first couple years
Moved several years ago from MT to FL ( winter got to me) but before that lived in the Chicagoland area
Bought my first kits from Roy I’ve been using S gauge PC ties (cut down) ,PC throw bars (also S gauge) mixed with KB ties and ME code 83 rail ,all from clover house
Any help I can give you just ask been getting care packages for over there for years
take care......
joe