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http://www.brian-lambert.co.uk/Electrical-2.htm#Signalling.

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Thanks for that David.... so off to Maplins I went and got these :-

and the finished item here :-

QUOTE (JimmyH @ 5 May 2012, 08:00) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>great job there. I found this link in another thread about ballast and I wondered if you could list what you used (pre-weathering) for the ballast. from the earlier pics it looks like the track already comes with a ballast base, and then you used some ballast mats to the sides, is that correct?

looks great. that's exactly the look I want as I don't like the idea of permanently fixing my track to loose ballast, especially if it's possible to get the track looking that good without doing it!

Hi Jimmy, my track does not come with ballest on I add the ballest after I have laid it but this is how I ballast my layout :-

I use woodland Scenics Ballast - Mixed blend

Track lay for the Track underlay - http://www.tracklay.co.uk/?gclid=CPeXl-2L7K8CFQ8htAodoSLxiA



Pva and a bit of gray paint.

So this is what I do :-

1 Fix the tracklay to the section of track im working on ( the tracklay is sticky on one side so it sticks to the track and NOT the board )



2 I lay the track in the possition I want it in then it tip the ballast over the track and use a small roller to press it down :-


Once it has been pressed down I use a small hand heald hover to hoover up the excess ballast and re use it.

3 Then I mix PVA with gray paint to pain onto the base board :-



4 Then i spread ballast onto the PVA and paint I also use a small roller to press this down onto the PVA and paint mix and once dry I hover off the excess.



This is what It looked like before I weathered it.



Hope this helps Jimmy one thing I will say is there are many many ways of ballasting but this was the one I went for.

Good luck.

wow, thanks very much for the concise reply.

I think I must have mistaken the track underlay in a previous pic for some kind of track w/ballast attached.

thanks for the link to the underlay as well. I didn't know about that brand, and I can see the benefit of having it come with adhesive on one side. I was thinking of going with Woodland Scenics underlay as it seems to be a lot cheaper (I suppose the difference is mainly in the adhesive side), but I've yet to decide on how to model a 'ballast' on top as I really want to be able to reuse the track. I'm going to a couple of model shops this week so I'll be able to have a look at a few products, hopefully.

I have to say, the weathering you've done really makes all the difference. the unweathered track looks good, but the finished article is very realistic. I'll have to do some proper testing and teach myself to do that. if I can get half the way there, from a normal viewing distance, without having to pour model ballast on the track, I'll be pretty happy I think.