LUEING
OF
BALLASTS
AND
SCENERY
ROCK
(or
oer
large
particles)
Assuming
that
you
have
already
painted
your
rails
and
sleepers
spoon
enough
ballast
on
the
track
to-do,
say,
one
metre.
Having
done
your
research
into
the
shape
of
your
track
bed,
ballast
depth,
etc,
brush
out
the
ballast
particles
until
the
tops
of
the
sleepers
are
visible.
(In
some
instances,
especially
branch
lines,
ballast
may
very
well
non-existent,
or
in
the
case
of
heavy,
high
speed
track,
deep
with
a
wide
shoulder
width
extending
out
from
the
rails.
Generally
the
ballast
will
be
of
a
large
size
unlike
the
scant
coverage
of
sand
and
ash
of
light
branch
lines.
If
you
are
satisfied
with
the
appearance
of
the
track
glueing
down
may
proceed.
Using
a
plastic
spray
bottle,
(readily
available
from
your
local
hardware
store;
mine
cost
a
dollar)
very
carefully
spray
water
containing
a
dozen
or
so
drops
of
liquid
soap
on
to
the
track.
Don't
worry
about
overspray.
Mix
up
20%
PVA
and
80%
water
(and
a
small
quantity
of
liquid
soap),
shake
well
and
very,
very
carefully
apply
the
mix
to
your
track.
On
larger
open
scenic
areas
I
also
use
a
spray
pump
bottle
to
apply
the
glue.
You
will
notice
that
the
glue
soaks
into
the
ballast
almost
immediately.
That
is
because
of
the
wetting
agent
in
the
soap.
Keep
applying
the
glue
until
the
area
between
the
rails
has
been
flooded.
To
assist
the
glue
to
spread
out
more
evenly,
and
to
stop
staining,
squirt
a
very
fine
mist
of
water.
The
same
procedure
can
be
applied
to
open
scenic
areas.
For
heavy
rock
along
embankments
apply
several
glue
mix
several
times.
This
will
avoid
shiny
stains
caused
by
single
applications.
Now,
don't
TOUCH
the
ballast
or
scenery
material
until
dry.