I do it at the same time.
Rough scenery first....plaster, paint, first layer of texture.
Then...ballast, and courser textures.
Finally...water, trees, roads, and structures.
Nick
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I thank-you for your quick replies.
Then Scenery FIRST it is!
CraigN wrote: Metro Red Line wrote:Ballast should go after the scenery...just like in the prototype :)Don't forget the last four letters of "ballast" is "last"! And the first four letters is "ball" so have a ball doing it last. lol
Metro Red Line wrote:Ballast should go after the scenery...just like in the prototype :)Don't forget the last four letters of "ballast" is "last"!
Ballast should go after the scenery...just like in the prototype :)
Don't forget the last four letters of "ballast" is "last"!
That is, if you don't go "BALListic" :)Actually I enjoy ballasting. There's a zen to it. Make sure you put your favorite CDs (or MP3 playlist) on.
I have seen earnest responses to similarly titled threads stating that they like to do their ballasting first, and to then add scenery, or at least, ground foam and bushes, etc, later to cover up irregularities. Shady practice, if you ask me.
I will add my emphatic voice to those above and say to hold off until your track, over time, is proven once and for all. By then, you can have your scenery laid, and then pour your ballast to look like it does wherever trains run...added over the prepared roadbed, which in turn was engineered out of the local terrain. Go thou, and do likewise.
I second that...
Plus, it gives you time to run your trains longer and fix any problems before you ballast...after which point it becomes more difficult.
Brian
Ok, the plywood pacific is ready for some scenery and ballast, but where to start first? Ballast and then ground cover, roads, sculptamold etc. or ballast after all the ground cover is complete?