Atherington Victoria & East Yard.

Gosh!  I have never seen track ballasted this way. 

When you add ballast, it will be almost impossible to stop your chosen adhesive bleeding on the the sleepers and causing the ballast to stick to them?  Also, if the ballast is higher than the top of the sleepers, it may look a little strange and cleaning up the sleeper tops will be very time consuming?  

Steve

Edited October 16, 2022 by sjp23480

Thanks, @sjp23480 , for your remark.  I agree I would not do it again!  I wanted a smooth finish, to mimic what I thought a goods yard's ballast would be like after 80 years of being 'stamped down' by wagons, feet, and passing detritus.  Having been out to more exhibitions now, I will be replacing part with N-scale granite chippings and part with cardboard as a paved area with an extra siding.

 

I hope others have learned from my mistake.

@C126 aha, I did wonder if it would be ash type ballast.  If you haven't already take a look at some pictures of the effect you want, in yards it was not uncommon for the sleepers to be covered in the grime - almost like the tracks are inset - you could definitely get away with that and it would alleviate the need to try to straighten the sleepers.