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Extreme cost to ballast and paint ho track

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Posted by rrebell on Monday, March 8, 2021 12:55 PM

ROBERT PETRICK

I keep wondering what the world would be like if there were more engineers running around . . .

Here is 1.841 cubic inches of Woodland Scenics N-scale ballast in a standard prescription bottle. The bottle is 1.25" in diameter and 2.75" high. The ballast is filled to 1.5" deep.

We need a few HO guys to use a similar amount of HO stuff (any brand, any material) and ballast some HO trackage. Then measure the linear feet or linear inches of track covered. Then report the findings to the OP. Piece of cake.

Robert

 

 

 

I did and reported it.

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