Hi Ed; The Woodland Scenics is very light, I think either ground rubber or the walnut shells you mentioned. As with any light weight material, the problem is keeping it in place without floating away (or moving due to breezes, static charges, etc) until fully glued down. I've used it successfully, but not without some bad words or at least thoughts as I worked to keep it in place. Plan to mist the ballest with rubbing alcohol to wet it before adding your glue/water mix. It works, which is why it is still sold, but "real stone" is somewhat easier to use.
It would be interesting to see a calculation of the actual weight difference of the light vs. heavy ballest given the amount actually used on your module. Pieter Roos --- ed_loizeaux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "mhrreast" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I went down to the Water Level Route and measured > the ballast > size -SNIP- > > Ted Larson > > Ted...To measure the ballast size you were probably > standing within > three or four feet of the prototype ballast > granules. To view > ballast on a model railroad layout, you are probably <SNIP> > Besides, my quest is for lightweight ballast, not > any particular > size of ballast. Still looking for cork, rubber, > walnut shells > (Woodlands Scenics if all else fails), or some other > non-heavy > (excludes rocks) commercially available material > that has been > satisfactorily used. > > Cheers...Ed L. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
