[8. 'Do not try this at home'; or, the tedium of ballasting.]

@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.

[8. 'Do not try this at home'; or, the tedium of ballasting.]

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

[Settle & Carlisle]

Alex

I have most of the pictorial books about S&C and I have never seen one therein.

 

Also a number of sites that detail workings over S&C make no mention.

 

Modellers license?

 

Steve

[Six Wheel Bogies]

The original Dapol release was supplied with two underframes one with cut outs for tight radius curves and one without.

 

Steve