Andre, et. al. I just uploaded some more photos of the ballast at the Mooar Yard yard throat
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1775582643/pic/255984613/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc Basically, they show how I disguised the gaps in the ties where I widened Atlas #6 switches for S scale, not only with .010" x .125 styrene strip, but also by filling them with ballast. Bob Nicholson ________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Andre Ming" <laming@...> wrote: > > Thanks for the additional info, Bob! > > Looking good. Glad you're still enjoying your trains after all these years. > > Yup, I know those ankle twisters well. I detest large ballast. > > I am going to try to remember to pack along something in which I can bring > home a sample of the "stuff" that I mentioned. I have a sneaking suspicion > it will be too coarse, but... we'll see. There's a couple places that loads > coal here regionally. In the drier months, the trucks coming into/out of > those places pound the spillage into powder. I may have to try to "harvest" > some of that, too. > > In the past I was pleased by the results of grinding and sifting real dirt > from my target region (at the time) to obtain a look I was happy with on the > dirt roads/etc. Sifted the pulverised dirt through pieces of the wife's > discarded pantyhose. The process worked good and the results were > effective... but quite dusty during the sifting process! > > Speaking of railroading: > > Edit: Never mind. What was to follow was dealing with a recent prototype > experience and was getting lengthy. > > Andre Ming > ------------------------------------ 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/
