By May I'd managed to give the boards a coat of undercoat to give the scenics a base and completed the first bit of ballasting I've ever done. Having read lots of different techniques mine is very simple - a coat of sleeper grime from a Railmatch aerosol, sprinkle on the ballast (Riko ballast scatter), brush into the right sort of shape followed by the traditional mist of water spray with a drop of washing up liquid and applying the PVA with a dropper.

Six months later the ballasting is still not complete ... I can very much see the appeal of smaller layouts now.