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The ballast is a mixture of garden soil and WS products, both of which are organic.

I used many natural products on Grafenwalde without issue (however they were sieved and organic material irradiated) but please do not rely only on man made material, use whatever feels right for the purpose. Scenery is the one modelling discipline in which artistry is more important than rigid rules, just as long as it looks like the real thing.

 

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Richard QUOTE and BTW I also really like the way the track flows The secret is to use Peco curved turnouts and 7mm track curves from Javelin (I think) which ensures no doglegs and sweeping curves.

The only straight piece of track on the layout is the platform face.

My old layout was nothing but curves:

http://www.altezeitgruppe.com/Sedan5.jpg

http://www.altezeitgruppe.com/Sedan4.jpg

Groovy

 

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QUOTE use the soil from under the house ??????

We tend to call that the cellar