Track Ballasting and Weathering Yard Tracks

Materials Required

• medium grey spray paint;

• brown spray paint;

• dark grey and brown artists’ acrylic paints;

• grey, black and brown tile grout powder;

• washed, dried and finely sifted bricklayers’ or paving sand;

• matt white glue (for example, Mod Podge);

• isopropyl alcohol;

• a spray bottle;

• an eye dropper;

• spare take-away food containers (for mixing and storage); and

• weathering powder (for final details).

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