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Thats an interesting point, it DOES look like there are different sized ballasts in use...
How long will it be before they show us how to add DCC to a tree?
Quote from: Ed Kapuscinski on January 02, 2007, 03:54:58 PMThats an interesting point, it DOES look like there are different sized ballasts in use... 19th century ballast=huge20th centruy = not so huge
I came to the same conclusion, even in close up photography the scale size stuff looks too much like sand. And leaves you no where to go when trying to create contrast with yard and fill cinder. WS ballast mostly got it's bad rap because if not applied very carefully, it floats all over and looks like crap. But done with a little care, I think it's unbeatable. This pic uses WS grey for ballast, and Highball N scale for the cinder fill:-Rich
Rich-Shhhhh... We're trying to add to Tom's indecision, not help him think he's found the answers... If he finds answers he'll have no excuse to move from diorama's to a layout...Mums the word.
Quote from: Skibbe on January 02, 2007, 10:43:52 PMRich-Shhhhh... We're trying to add to Tom's indecision, not help him think he's found the answers... If he finds answers he'll have no excuse to move from diorama's to a layout...Mums the word. Thanks Skibbe, but why all the pressure from everyone to build a layout? I arrived home last night to discover someone had spray painted "build a layout or get out" on my garage door. There is more to model railroading than running trains. And at this point, I wouldn't even know what scale to build in - n or z. I like the diorama approach, and plan to build bigger and better dioramas this year. They might even evolve to switching layouts, who knows.
Quote from: Skibbe on January 02, 2007, 10:43:52 PMRich-Shhhhh... We're trying to add to Tom's indecision, not help him think he's found the answers... If he finds answers he'll have no excuse to move from diorama's to a layout...Mums the word. Thanks Skibbe, but why all the pressure from everyone to build a layout? I arrived home last night to discover someone had spray painted "build a layout or get out" on my garage door.
but why all the pressure from everyone to build a layout? I arrived home last night to discover someone had spray painted "build a layout or get out" on my garage door.
Quote from: tom mann on January 03, 2007, 08:15:30 AMQuote from: Skibbe on January 02, 2007, 10:43:52 PMRich-Shhhhh... We're trying to add to Tom's indecision, not help him think he's found the answers... If he finds answers he'll have no excuse to move from diorama's to a layout...Mums the word. Thanks Skibbe, but why all the pressure from everyone to build a layout? I arrived home last night to discover someone had spray painted "build a layout or get out" on my garage door. Wow - Tough neighborhood. At least they have their priorities in order. ;DSteve