Prairie Tank
Western Thunderer
I have been asked by quite a few people how I have done the ballasting on my track (probably so they can avoid the techniques like the plague and do theirs nice instead).
Here is how I did it..........
OK, the 'main' line ballast is Woodland Scenics O gauge course ballast with a little of their O gauge medium sprinkled over very sparingly. Once the PVA/water mix has dried a watered down Rail Match sleeper grime is run over. Again once this has dried I dry brush with ash grey paint....
.....the 'ash' is a mix of black lizard sand, Chinchilla sand and talc. I made several different mixes with ever increasing amounts of talc in them. These could then be applied in a non uniform way so has not to make the ash all look the same.
The Ballast was fixed in place using the traditional way of a 50/50 mix of pva and water applied with a dropper over it once the ballast was in place. Due to the nature of the 'ash' mix, the best way to apply it is to put the pva/water mix onto the board first and then sprinkle the ash on top, packing it down well. Leave it to dry for at least two days.
It is all very easy to do but a little time consuming.
John
Here is how I did it..........
OK, the 'main' line ballast is Woodland Scenics O gauge course ballast with a little of their O gauge medium sprinkled over very sparingly. Once the PVA/water mix has dried a watered down Rail Match sleeper grime is run over. Again once this has dried I dry brush with ash grey paint....
.....the 'ash' is a mix of black lizard sand, Chinchilla sand and talc. I made several different mixes with ever increasing amounts of talc in them. These could then be applied in a non uniform way so has not to make the ash all look the same.
The Ballast was fixed in place using the traditional way of a 50/50 mix of pva and water applied with a dropper over it once the ballast was in place. Due to the nature of the 'ash' mix, the best way to apply it is to put the pva/water mix onto the board first and then sprinkle the ash on top, packing it down well. Leave it to dry for at least two days.
It is all very easy to do but a little time consuming.
John