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Norramby Ballasting Success! (with pic's)


Knuckles

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Track weathered with an almost black wash, was using my dirty enamel jar, then once dried a brown was dry brushed in between tracks and edges. It is a bit patchy and could do with more work here and there yet I don't want to over do things. Some areas need a bit extra ballast too.

 

Anyway, track cleaned and it still works!

 

This for me is a railway modelling mile stone.

 

No seriously, it is the first time (other than the P4 layout that used Normon Solomon ballasting method) I have ever completed the ballasting stage using the so called 'traditional method' where the track has not warped into a banana. So very pleased. Cork and Card both warped on me in the past so this time I used Basswood as a packing/underlay medium. Likely will use it or Plywood again based on this.

 

I will soon be doing the next Norramby vlog showing me ballasting etc.

 

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Platforms are the Kestrel ones apart from the far left section and slope that I 3D printed. The white strip was painted with masking tape and the bricks are plastic card overlays cut to shape and painted after fitting.

 

Any thoughts? :)
Apart from the turntable and lights in buildings and scenic extension with fiddle yard the creative stuff can start now.

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