Let's make the baseboard!

I don't have the trains yet, and I don't know what to do with them when I get them. But I know the location and size. That was laid down in the challenge, and I have the materials to hand, so I can build the baseboard.
As I stated in the previous post, my inability as a woodworker is near legendary, so being able to use materials that I can cut with a knife and then glue, rather than cutting with a saw, followed by nailing or gluing and screwing is great for me. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that I might have given up model railways if I couldn't have found an alternative to wood for baseboards.
Here then is an outline of the process.
1. The Materials. The cork faced sheet, a plain sheet of 3/16" (5mm) foamcore for the frame and any bracing I might deem necessary. A big 24" (610mm) square. A knife with nice, new, sharp blades, and finally a good strong glue. My glue of choice is Elmers woodworking glue, a strong PVA adhesive.

Everything I shall use to make the baseboard.

2. Cutting up. I cut the cork board slightly smaller than the drawer size so it would be easy to remove, and replace, just in case. Then using the 3/16" board I cut some 1 1/2" (38mm) strips for the edges. A totally arbitrary distance of no significance whatsoever.

All the bits cut. (Feel free to make shadow puppet remarks)

3. A sticky business. I take the glue, stick the parts together, and weigh them down for however long I see fit. (A good couple of hours)

Plenty of heavy tiles to weigh down the board as the glue sets.

4. Et voilà! We are finished. Square and level and a good fit in the drawer.

A nice fit. 

5. An afterthought. Even though the board is solid with no twisting or warping possible, some bracing underneath would probably not go amiss. Then I thought about all that empty space under there. Perhaps there will be room in that void for stock boxes, tools, controller, and the like. That bracing could then be used to partition areas off. Something for me to investigate when the trains get here.

Tempting storage space.

6. In conclusion. Quick, simple and easy. A strong baseboard for a micro layout.