Model Railroad VLog: Ballasting Track: Part 1

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A tutorial on ballasting track on your model railroad: Part 1. The rest of the series got preempted by American Idol...bummer. It's that darn "political" space thing.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• model
• railroad
• N-scale
• track
• ballast
• arts
• crafts
• hobby
• yt:crop=16:9

[RailfanningRulez]

how many droppes of dish ditergent?

[thebige61]

@RailfanningRulez Just a couple of drops should do the trick.

[WhyAyeMann]

should I decorate my layout before I laydown track, or does it matter?

[thebige61]

@WhyAyeMann I think it's better to have the track in place before you add the scenery. I you do it the other way around you could damage the scenery in the process of laying the track.

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[Vmanshow]

Do you use sheet cork for your track?

[thebige61]

@Vmanshow I used sheet cork underneath all the turnouts and the crossover .

[tekkieluke]

ive been looking all over youtube for someone like you thanks

[cordless33]

dude thanks soo much this video help me alot when i first started i heard abut adding the acohol but i never tried it now that i did im never going back it work good on adding grass too. 5 Stars again thanks alot. All you videos are awsome.

[GayGamer21]

God people are so nasty online, calling people fat and wishing them heart attacks in the comments? What's wrong with you people it's not even funny. - Thanks for the video very helpful anyways!

[drumkid330]

Were you about to have a stroke? LOL

[avlisk]

I'd used diluted white glue, wet water, and alcohol to glue down ballast for my entire model railroading life of 50 years! This year, someone suggested Pledge floor cleaner with Future Shine. I tried it and will never go back! Use right out of the bottle, with an eyedropper dripped onto the formed ballast. No other ingredients, no clumping, no fuss. Makes the process so much easier. Once you go Pledge, you'll never go back. One thing, though, it won't work on lighter material, like sawdust.

[gargravestrack]

Thanks very much for this excellent video. How do you keep stray bits of ballast from being glued to the tops of ties, and sides of the rail? It takes me an hour per foot with a dental tool to scrape and chip off the stray ballast specks, and then I end up scraping off the rust paint, so I have to do it again. Am I being too picky?