Track Ballast

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joville

Member since
October 2002
From: US
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Track Ballast

Posted by joville on Friday, February 24, 2006 10:07 AM

What is the opion out there, should track be ballasts before or after the scenery is put in. Thanks Phil

cacole

Member since
July 2003
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
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Posted by cacole on Friday, February 24, 2006 10:20 AM

Simple answer: Yes --

Whether you ballast before or after depends on when you want to do it -- so there is no "correct" way to do it.

tomikawaTT

Member since
February 2005
From: Southwest US
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Posted by tomikawaTT on Friday, February 24, 2006 10:25 AM

To be perfectly accurate to prototype, your 'dirt' level scenery should go in before you ballast, carried right up to (but not onto) the shoulder of the ballast bed. Vegetation (ground foam, or whatever) should be applied after the ballast is in place. That's the sequence I'm planning to follow when I get to the point that scenic treatment is appropriate.

jbinkley60

Member since
February 2006
From: Gahanna, Ohio
1,987 posts

Posted by jbinkley60 on Friday, February 24, 2006 10:27 PM

I asked the same question last week. Here's the thread:

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=58952

It has some good opinions.

Engineer Jeff NS Nut
Visit my layout at: http://www.thebinks.com/trains/

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