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100 | Fifty Dirt | Oak Creek Red | 114 | 127 | Gray Powder | Stamp Sand | 151 |
101 | Red Cinder | Basalt | 115 | 128 | Smooth Stone | Pit Run | 152 |
102 | Kaibab Limestone | Apache Stone | 116 | 129 | Concrete | B&O | 154 |
103 | Black Cinder | Mauve | 117 | 130 | NP Gray | NS Louisville Kentucky | 155 |
104 | Sedona Red | Orange | 118 | 131 | Mill Tailings | Industrial Powder | 200 |
105 | Penn Gray | Roofing Sand | 119 | 132 | White Marble | BNO | 201 |
106 | Beach Sand | Ash | 1220 | 133 | CSX Bright Gray | Kinzua | 300 |
107 | High Desert | Cajon | 120 | 134 | Green Granite | Desert Plum | 400 |
108 | Jerome Ore | Aspalt | 121 | 135 | UP Gray | Sante Fe Mauve | 500 |
109 | Eart | Yard Mix | 122 | 136 | Ghost City Concrete | ||
109c | Cumbers | UP Tan Granite | 123 | 137 | Wood Debris | ||
110 | Low Desert | Fools Gold | 124 | 138 | CSX | ||
112 | Coke | Pink Lady | 125 | 140 | Pigments | ||
113 | Coal | White Pigment | 126 | 150 | St Louis blend |
Ballasting
The process of laying the ballast needs much care. You may get into a problematic area that you may not what the ballast or that color. If you’re going to blend multi colors, mix it, and store that first. Start pouring the ballast on the track from the bag or another container. Pour down the length of the track. Use a paintbrush about 1” wide to brush the ballast into the ties and to the sides. If you need an area to be a bit dirty, add some brown ballast or some pigment now. If the track is old or abandoned, place some grass and dirt middle and alongside.
Gluing the ballast
Never glue down the ballast till you are ready, and you don’t want any other changes. Use an eye drop with 50% glue and 50% water. Start in the middle of the track and keep adding till the edge starts getting wet on the surface. This is so the ballast does not move from the water. We do not suggest that you use alcohol or other than glue. So add some dish soap to make it flow better. The glue will take several hours to dry completely. Best to dry overnight. When dried or nearly add some powder of the same color or brown to add back some color, the was a loss from the water moving the dust that was in the product. When thoroughly dried, use the brush/ vacuum to find and lose ballast you don’t want. If the layout is not going to move, you can skip this.