02-03-2015, 09:38 PM
I mist the ballast with rubbing or isopropyl alcohol which I have diluted down to 70% (I think). I have a misting bottle that was some sort of hair spray. Anything like WS's spray bottles gives a bit too much force, like a scale fire hose. After it's noticeably wetted, I use an eye dropper to add the glue; I like WS scenic cement. I have a bottle that's been diluted -- possibly 50%. The glue is added along the side of the ballast and then between the ties, a couple of drops between each pair. If I didn't have the webs in the flex track I would try to add it all from the side.
On the current layout, I've not added much ballast yet. I use the same technique to fasten the track to the roadbed. I use T-pins or other pins/spikes as required to position the track, then I put more pins in at an angle to hold the track down tightly on the roadbed. The WS cement can be relaxed with water if anything needs adjustment.
On the current layout, I've not added much ballast yet. I use the same technique to fasten the track to the roadbed. I use T-pins or other pins/spikes as required to position the track, then I put more pins in at an angle to hold the track down tightly on the roadbed. The WS cement can be relaxed with water if anything needs adjustment.
David
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.