Before I started to scene the main layout, i decided to do a mock section of track. Its a bit of MDF with a straight bit and a curve of track, and a hill side. I mounted the track down on 1/8th cork and pinned it down. I managed to get the middle of the track looking brilliant, but then I did one of the sides and the excess ballast flowed over the top of the rail and screwed up the middle! Very annoying.
After about an hour I managed to get it all looking pretty good, but when i sprayed it with the water, then water and glue the spray blew some of the balast away and ruined it!
Any tips for me? Any instructional videos I could watch?
My personal favourite is finely ground granite. Weathered/dirtied it looks lovely. Mind you laying it can be very time consuming, that's why the current procect is being cobbled up to thr rail.
That's given me an idea for a career...look out for a bright pink van on the motorway with "Goedel & Glue GmbH - Purveyors of Besleepered Ballasting Services to the Discerning Modeller" on the side...
That will have to be a franchise - I already registered the idea. Oh and the vans will have to be silver with a blue stripe.
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