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Post by Admin on Sept 23, 2015 15:30:20 GMT -5
I've been playing with some commercial ballast options for Rokuhan track and tried Kato's ballast (intended for N and HO), looks reasonable from typical viewing distances. A bit chunky of course but having painted the rail sides, weathering next should tone it all down a bit. John Raildig.comAttachments:
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Post by emaley on Sept 24, 2015 7:38:55 GMT -5
Looks good. I used the fine gray WS ballast. I stayed out of the center of the track and I put a little dam around the turnout switch on the side of the turnout. The  flash make the color look lighter, but to the eye, it looks to match very well. The only other consideration was to be very careful around the slider on the points. No issues so far The rails need painting and some ballast weathering. Trey |
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Post by Admin on Sept 24, 2015 13:46:54 GMT -5
Nice touch with the dam, little details like that really work well. That WS ballast does look good, it's nice to see we have good ballast options in Z. Frank over at Z Scale Hobo wrote to me and said he's selling another good option with NOCH ballast. John Raildig.com |
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Post by atw on Sept 26, 2015 16:36:07 GMT -5
John, that looks pretty amazing! I myself use the aforementioned WS fine gray ballast which blends really well with the Micro-Track I use. But I must say I really like the surrounding terrain you modelled both sides of your track - what did you use there? cheerZ Adrian |
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Post by Admin on Sept 27, 2015 11:19:07 GMT -5
But I must say I really like the surrounding terrain you modelled both sides of your track - what did you use there? cheerZ Adrian Hi Adrian, The terrain was formed by using OrthoTape plaster strips over aluminum foil. The ground foams are from Scenic Express and the rocks / talus was made by using extra bit of rocks I had cast in gray gypsum. I take these extra bits and run them in an inexpensive coffee grinder to both roughen the surface and overall round them out a bit, sort of like an aggressive rock tumbler. John Raildig.com |
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