BACK TO... BALLASTING BASICS
Dec 30, 2021
3 minutes
Words & photography: Howard Smith
I’ll be the first to admit that ballasting model track isn’t the most rewarding stage of constructing a model railway. For the lucky few who find it therapeutic, long may it bring them joy. Unluckily, for those not as enthralled by it – I include myself here, if you hadn’t noticed – it can require a great deal of patience to look truly authentic. Ballasting track has more considerations than bedding sleepers with scaled-down rock and applying glue.
Ballasting track should be considered a permanent move. Once ballasted
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