Tmo layout addition '24 build challenge

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The Coal Dealer kit had some extra stuff in it including some bins that were fairly simple to put together.  Knocked that out after dinner, and those will get stuck somewhere around the area that will include the Coal Dealer and the silos. 

I've also been exploring adding various colorations of ballast to use on my coal tailing pile.  On the spray painted (black) Sculptamold, I started with a layer of very black ballast applied on top of Titebond glue and added some layers of medium gray applied on top of some 3M spray adhesive.  After it was dry I scraped off some of the gray to reveal some of the black.  Not sure I'm sold on the look yet, but it's a start - I wanted a rough and tumble non-uniform pile of refuse, but it might just be a little too motley.  I need to look at some prototypical piles - the internet's great for that....