One of the major mistakes, I made on my layout and most guys do also, is to make it too neat. My mainline in many places is too well manicured with the yards totally overdone. On my second to last rail laying project, I got it right by just using Arizona's brown dirt with a fair amount of weed tufts between the ties with the code 70 rail--looks about right to me. Our members, who operated the real thing, might want to add something here, but it would seem like a well ballasted yard would be very hard to walk on if the ballast extended beyond the tie ends. I think a gray/brownish hard packed dirt would be correct in many cases.
Bob Werre BobWphoto.com shabbona_rr wrote: > > > Ed: > > I've been using fine screen sifted "road durght" for a lot of my > ground cover, and tinting it with either granite dust from a local > tombstone company or powdered colored tempera from Hobby Lobby to > color it for specific purposes. > > Also, I soak ballast and ground cover thoroughly with wetting agent to > cause it to flow and smooth out, then apply the bonding agent, at this > time Elmer's Glue diluted with water. > > I've been doing some ballasting, etc., and hope to post a few photos > later. > > Bob Nicholson _______________________________________ > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Ed" <hanna...@...> wrote: > > > > Does anyone have a suggestion regarding a good medium gray ballast > for S scale. I was going to use Highball for my now defunct HO layout, > and I like the fact that it is not bird seed or crushed walnut shells. > I would prefer to use rock for a host of reasons (it does not float > away when wet). I do not believe they do S scale, however. > > > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.... > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
