Poor Old Bruce Posted September 8, 2020 Author Share Posted September 8, 2020 In case anybody's been wondering where I've got to for two months (Don't all shout at once!), I've actually started ballasting in the last few days, doing bite-size sections of plain line to start with. After trying profiled coffee stirrers to create the flangeways, they either didn't provide enough clearance or hit the rail fastenings and flirted the ballast all over the place, I eventually realised that I could use actual wheels to create the effect I want. First up was a Wrenby Dublo Grain van with those awful Wrenn wheels but I had another look round and found a Triang Utility Van with even bigger flanges which still clear the rail fastenings so it looks like I may make some progress now. It's a case of dropping and rough profiling the ballast and then running the van along the track to create the flangeways, then re-profiling and running the van up and down again until happy with it. I also run the van up and down occasionally while the glue is drying just to check. One day I'll have to progress to the point blade areas (there are nine of those) and try not to glue everything up. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ramrig Posted September 19, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 19, 2020 Hi Mr Bruce Any pictures or updates on progress please Ramrig Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Ramrig said: Hi Mr Bruce Any pictures or updates on progress please Ramrig Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon (Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flood Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, Poor Old Bruce said: Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon (Humphrey Bogart, Casablanca). That was on BBC4 on Thursday night. So that was your evening sorted then? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavymetalwagons Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Regarding using silver sand for ballast try pre damping it first maybe in a bucket. As i work in construction got a bag out of the container the other day and it was damp as #### no use whatever but remembed this thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poor Old Bruce Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 11 hours ago, heavymetalwagons said: Regarding using silver sand for ballast try pre damping it first maybe in a bucket. As i work in construction got a bag out of the container the other day and it was damp as #### no use whatever but remembed this thread Thanks for the comment H but I have found that most ballast materials are easier to spread when dry. They flow much better, if they are damp they just seem to go into claggy lumps that don't do what you want. Then dampen them with some sort of fine mist of slightly soapy water before applying the glue. If you get big drops on the stuff which disturb the surface while spraying, it's best to sort then out later after the glue is well on the way to drying otherwise you (well, I) make a bigger mess. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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