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Ballast sources?
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Anonymous
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Ballast sources?
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Anonymous
on Monday, January 30, 2006 6:04 PM
Where can we get inexpensive ballast? thanks!
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Anonymous
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Monday, January 30, 2006 7:55 PM
Try this.
While this message relates to scenery, this stuff should make good ballast also.
Some months ago I asked this forum about what material to use for beach sand and was told that some people use grout. WELL!! My trip to Lowes was very revealing.
I found a product called Spectra Lock Part C made by a company called Laticrete. It is made of very fine crystalline silica and comes in 1 pound containers which look like 1 qt. paper milk cartons. The product comes in more than a dozen different colors and is made to be mixed with a liquid called Part A&B to produce a stain proof colored tile grout. I don't use part A&B.
I have used the following colors:
#1223 Antique White for beach sand.
#1230 Sand Beige for a darker color sand.
A mixture of #1242 Platinim and #1245 Raven produces the familar dirty gray color found in many railroad yards.
I spread the substance on the ground by either painting a base ground color and then sprinkling it over the top, or by spreading it evenly in the yard, wetting it with a 50-50 water/alcohol mixture and then cementing with a 50-50 mixture of water and white glue. It dries in 24 hours.
If anybody can tell me how to insert a picture in this medium, I'll be glad to post a couple of shots of my results.
Jimbo
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Anonymous
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April 2003
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Posted by
Anonymous
on Monday, February 6, 2006 6:09 AM
Thanks for the info, that sounds great!
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jlrc47
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January 2006
From: Chicopee , Ma.
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Posted by
jlrc47
on Monday, February 6, 2006 6:29 AM
jimhubbard , If you click on the
reply to topic
not scroll down to Quick reply and you will have more oppsions . There is a photo icon click it ,then you will get "[ img ][ /img ]"and then just put in the URL of your photo in between the
.Your photo will have to be already on the web . I put post mine on a hiden page on my web site . hope this helps .
Joe
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