Peter Borcherds August 10th, 2008
I’ve finally got round to starting the ballasting. I have completed track 1 on module 1 and will be finishing off track 2 this afternoon and starting on the second module.
So far, so good. I’m impressed with the Arizona Rock & Mineral ballast I bought in Denver in May. The only tricky thing is fighting gravity, as it is heavier than normal ballast, so profiling is not as easy.  I’m having to put a layer of glue on the slope of the trackbed to hold the first layer of ballast, then using that as grip for the next layer.
But in the end it is ending up looking quite good. See for yourself in the photo below. More updates to come soon…
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Peter Borcherds May 18th, 2008
All the styrene has now been laid, and the apron is ready for painting and texturing. However, this will have to wait till I get back from Colorado in a few weeks as I am buying the concrete texture powder from Caboose Hobbies in Denver. I am also purchasing the ballast from them, so will be able to start on the track ballasting as well!
Here are the latest photos.
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Peter Borcherds May 4th, 2008
Last night I carried on laying styrene sheeting for the yard apron. However, I unfortunately ran out of styrene, so will have to wait till Tuesday to get more.
After a nice fry-up this morning (bacon, eggs, tomato & cappuccino in case you were interested 🙂 ) I set to work on the layout again. This morning I test fit the fencing that will go round the whole layout. I am using Gold Metal Models etched-metal barbed wire fencing for the yard, and BLMA etched-metal fencing for other buildings.
It looks really realistic, and will look even more so when I get round to weathering it later on. Definitely worth looking into if you are looking for fences for your layout. Much more realistic than the net mesh and plastic-based fencing materials.
Off to find some lunch, then back to the layout. In the meantime, have a look at the latest photos in the gallery.
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