08-01-2020, 04:20 PM
Well, I managed to surprise even myself this morning, around 3:00AM, when I was looking over the scene in Dunnville, and decided that I might as well just get on with the ballasting.
After clearing away a lot of detail stuff, I had to remove the lower part of National Grocers (for access to the tracks, which accounts for the hole in the right foreground of the first picture), then removed the upper portion, along with the station, and Languay's Pump & Compressor Works, as I wanted to cover their bases with Saran wrap, in hopes of keeping them at least semi-removable, mostly for cleaning and for when the layout gets removed.
Here are some "before" photos...
...and some views showing the material applied, but not yet wetted...
...and one showing the entire area with glue added...
...and the job was done in only a couple of hours.
It'll likely take at least a couple of days to fully harden, but I may continue ballast and ground cover at Languay's factory....there's a lift-out nearby, which will hopefully provide better access, as it's a 4' reach from the aisle to the north end of the factory.
Wayne
After clearing away a lot of detail stuff, I had to remove the lower part of National Grocers (for access to the tracks, which accounts for the hole in the right foreground of the first picture), then removed the upper portion, along with the station, and Languay's Pump & Compressor Works, as I wanted to cover their bases with Saran wrap, in hopes of keeping them at least semi-removable, mostly for cleaning and for when the layout gets removed.
Here are some "before" photos...
...and some views showing the material applied, but not yet wetted...
...and one showing the entire area with glue added...
...and the job was done in only a couple of hours.
It'll likely take at least a couple of days to fully harden, but I may continue ballast and ground cover at Languay's factory....there's a lift-out nearby, which will hopefully provide better access, as it's a 4' reach from the aisle to the north end of the factory.
Wayne