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The first advice I got was to not balast. It didn't look right and detracted from the overall appearance. Being an artist, I'm use to painting fine detail. I use MOD PODGE to hold balast. I took a fine brush and "painted in the glue to the exact places I wanted balast and use a powder trickler from reloading ammo to drop the balast. You can literally drop it in one pebble ata time. Yes, it does take time... buyt since the layout will never be done... what's the hurry? Actually, I did my 12 turnouts in a little over three hours. They look right and never have binding problems. I filed away the cork below the throw rods and did the same careful balasting to keep the consistent look. Yeh, the rivet counters will snicker...
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