JDE Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 (edited) Hi, can anyone help? I am building an early 1960's steam MPD and would like to know what to use for the fine dark looking sooty ballast found in these sheds, rather than ordinary track ballast. Also what to use for my ash plant. cheers guys Edited December 31, 2023 by JDE wrong spelling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meil Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 34 minutes ago, JDE said: Hi, can anyone help? I am building an early 1960's steam MPD and would like to know what to use for the fine dark looking sooty ballast found in these sheds, rather than ordinary track ballast. Also what to use for my ash plant. cheers guys DAS clay or fine Polyfilla. Polyfilla would be easier to work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDE Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 cheers pal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buhar Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 How and where does the ash ballast transition to the proper ballast of the main line? Anyone got a suitable photo? Alan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Vigor Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 DAS, etc, migtht be combined with Chinchilla Dust (from pet shops) and fine sands. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDE Posted December 31, 2023 Author Share Posted December 31, 2023 Has anyone tried DCC Concepts Dark shed ballast? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCB Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 The area generally seemed to be infilled around the tracks and the , not least to make walking around easier and safer and the sleepers sunken into an area of level coal dust stained ash or set in to an area of coal dust stained ash rather than ballasted like running lines so I would suggest you fill with Polyfilla to the top of the sleeper level or rail level and apply black/dark grey/rust coloured poster paint and liberally dust with actual Anthracite coal dust. That's what I'm planning when I get a spare month or so... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Turnbull Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 18 hours ago, Buhar said: How and where does the ash ballast transition to the proper ballast of the main line? Anyone got a suitable photo? Alan This gives you a pretty good idea. Carnforth in 1968. Chris Turnbull 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 92912 Posted January 1 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1 (edited) I use ash from unused disposable barbecues, it's sieved to give different sizes and glued down in the normal way with diluted PVA Edited January 1 by 92912 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Right Away Posted January 2 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 2 I start off with filler. Once hardened, this is followed with a sprinkling in random areas of fine ballast mixed with crushed coal for texture, fixed with diluted PVA and concentrated in some places to represent the results of fire/smokebox cleaning where there’s no ash pit. When this has set, acrylic paints, varying from a very light grey to a dark soot are stippled over the lot. Please see pic 4 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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