Part 12 of How to Build a layout from Start to FInish--Ballasting Track

One way to ballast your track

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[mightydesign]

Great video, I am almost getting to the point of ballasting my tracks, what size ballast looks the best for Ho Scale?

[jlwii2000]

@mightydesign I think medium ballast but some people use fine.....medium is the closest size to the real stuff when scaled down.

[Jjgould21]

@jwii2000 what are you using to ballast ur track

[jlwii2000]

@Jjgould21 woodland scenics grey blend mixed with cinders

[tbjonathansommer]

What I do for ballast is put down the "wet water" solution then put ballast down and the put the solution over it again. I also put a little ballast in between the track like in actual railroads.

[MMODoubter]

Colts fan? So, should they trade Manning or keep him?

[rojoeable]

How can I get your email address? I have a few questions to ask you, I figure you'd have plunty of idea's since you move alot. Mine is rojoe123@oh.rr.com thank you

[aar0n4real]

Great layout, great design... these series have been very very helpful, me and my bro are gonna hopefully start our track layout this year! awesome job man! GOOOOO Colts! LOL

[Mrmodeltrainz]

What my dad, my brother and I do is also add a little bit of dish soap to the water and glue to break the surface tension.

[danimieghem]

Hey, nice videyo... But you're wasting quite some ballast... Try putting an old pantyhose over the nozzle on your vacuum cleaner so the excess ballast that you cuck up sticks to that and you can re-use it ...

[dslynx]

How come you don't just put the 50/50 glue/water into the spray bottle?

[lowew79]

what are you going to do about that gap in the foam that is still showing under the track you were ballasting?