Model Railroad VLog: Ballasting Track: Part 4

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A tutorial on ballasting track on your model railroad: Part 4

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• railroad
• N-scale
• track
• ballast
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[terrorrname]

is it safe to apply scenic cement on the rails? will the trains still run on them properly?

[thebige61]

@terrorrname Yes. just make sure you brush out as much ballast as possible from between the rails before applying the scenic cement.

[slendersausage]

How did you cut your cork to the exact cut size for the track to go on

[thebige61]

@slendersausage For the Mainlines it's pre-cut. Do a Google search on Midwest Cork roadbed. For the crossover I had to take a larger piece and cut it to size.

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[AIRJORDAN9411]

I know that water does not damage the tracks, but does the scenic cement damage the tracks?

[thebige61]

No. It doesn't but you want to be careful about how much you use near turnout points. It can gum those up.

[Knexaddict]

@thebige61 umn your balasting like way to big.... i can probably fit 2 more tracks slanted on either side of the balast.... lol think about it... if your were shrunk it would be like 30 feet acrost...balast usualy goes prototypicaly 7

[14blackboard]

thanks amazing video

[777ollieg]

Great video, very helpful. I've never been able to ballast properly before,but i can now.

[cuadrature]

Thank you much for another well done video series on model railroading. I'm getting very close to ballasting my track, so I remember having watched your videos before. Glad that I found you again and thank you for your efforts. You're helping many of us neophites in many ways my friend. Oh, almost forgot! How long would be a good lapse of time between wet-water application and the scenic cement? Cheers!!!

[JohnnyNCindy]

Thanks for the video, I've never done ballasting before but I bought all the tools and material that I thought I needed. I'm so glad that I didn't start yet because I was thought I had to mix everything together before I put it on the track. This has been a great help.

[freymaster4449]

Your videos have been a HUGE help. I have been working on a 4x8 ON30 layout and have used EVERY single tip that you have out on youtube. Thanks a lot E.