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I DID A FEW PIECES AS A TRIAL,,I USED A DARKISH BROWN FOR THE TIES USING JUST CRAFT PAINT MY WIFE HAD .50CENT - 1.00 IN ANY CRAFT STORE , AND USED THE STANDARD METHOD OF BALLASTING,,SORT OF,, 1.PAINT TIES LET DRY 2.APPLIED BALLAST MEDIUM WOODLAND SCENIC BETWEEN RAILS AND BRUSHED EXCESS 3. SOAP WATER WITH EYE DROPPER 4. 50-50 GLUE I LET GLUE SET UP A LITTLE WHILE AND RAN A SET OF TRUCKS ALONG RAILS FOR CLEARENCE AND ELIMINATE OBSRTUCTIONS OF BALLAST 5. THEN I DID ONE OUTSIDE RAIL FULL WHITE GLUE AND SPRINKLED THE BALLAST ONTO IT AND SPREAD LIGHTLE WITH BRUSH AND FINGER, REPEAT TO OTHER SIDE , 6.PICKED ALL BALLAST FROM JOINERS WITH TOOTH PICKS AND FIT ANOTHER PIECE ..AND HAVE MANAGED TO TAKE IT APART WITH LITTLE LOSS !! AFTER YOU PUT IT DOW PERMANTLY JUST GO OVER THE BARE SPOTS,, I DONT HAVE A LAYOUT AND AM LOOKING FOR HELP IN IDEAS OR DIRECTION ,, AND FROM SHEER BOREDOM AND FRUSTRATION TRIED THIS AS AN EXPERIMENT,, HOPE THIS HELPS ,,
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