- 2mm cork
- Lay track on top of cork and measure appropriate width.
- Cut width in half again to allow the cork to bend on the corners without ripping.
- Bostik
- Pins
- Use more pins around the corners
- Superglue (Loctite works well)
- Gaugemaster granite ballast
- 00 and N gauge in a 3:1 ratio mix
- Deluxe Materials - ballast bond liquid adhesive (or half PVA half Water mix with drop of washing up liquid)
- Ruler to even out edges and small brush to spread out ballast between the sleepers
- Hoover nozzle topped with a pair of tights to pick up loose ballast
Weathering the track
- Rail Match enamel paints
- sleeper grime for sleepers
- dark rust for rail sides
- Anything between a size 2 - 00 paint brush
Track on the right is following initial application of ballast and removal of ballast which hasn't stuck.
Track on the left has had missing patches of ballast filled and sides of rail weathered using dark rust.
The top right hand side has been painted with sleeper grime, notice the difference in colour.
