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Since scale ballast is made up of plastic, then it takes a form of glue that will not melt the plastic ballast. Another problem is the ballast clinging to the side of the rails, gumming up the works. I ahve tryied non-magmetic snads and gravel to scale size. The gluing process was a time a labor job, it was the learning process of experiementation. I took 3'of HO flex-trac and put it on a board. There I expereimented with glues, blaasts and frustation. I still haven't come up with a sure fire way to get it laid down to look like the mainline near my home. Never say die, when I get tthis down to an art, will post my findings here. Happy Ballasting!
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