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Ballast
Real crushed rock graded for realistic model railroad track.
- Normally used for
- Main lines, branch lines, sidings, yards and maintenance areas.
- Scale guidance
- N, HO, O and G scale; choose the particle size made for your track.
- Typical scenes
- Mainline track, rail yards, industrial track and rural rights-of-way.
- Samples
- Available for comparing color and texture before ordering.
Dirt
Fine natural earth material for believable ground color and texture.
- Normally used for
- Bare soil, shoulders, paths, farm fields and transitions beside track.
- Scale guidance
- Works in every scale because it represents fine ground cover.
- Typical scenes
- Desert, rural, industrial, rail yard and town scenes.
- Samples
- Available for comparing color and texture before ordering.
Sand
Naturally colored fine aggregate for loose and graded surfaces.
- Normally used for
- Road bases, beaches, washes, loading areas and fine ground cover.
- Scale guidance
- Useful in N through G scale; its role changes with particle size.
- Typical scenes
- Rivers and shorelines, desert washes, towns, roads and industry.
- Samples
- Available for comparing color and texture before ordering.
Coal
Dark real-rock material that represents coal and coke loads.
- Normally used for
- Tender loads, hoppers, coal piles, tipples and industrial facilities.
- Scale guidance
- Available particle sizes can serve N, HO, O and G scale scenes.
- Typical scenes
- Coal yards, mines, engine terminals and heavy industry.
- Samples
- Available for comparing color and texture before ordering.
Cinders
Dark, irregular material used to model ash and cinder surfaces.
- Normally used for
- Engine terminals, older roadbeds, yard tracks and industrial ground.
- Scale guidance
- Fine and graded versions work across N, HO, O and G scale.
- Typical scenes
- Steam facilities, rail yards, sidings and industrial districts.
- Samples
- Available for comparing color and texture before ordering.
Rocks
Graded real stone from small rocks through rip rap and boulders.
- Normally used for
- Cuts, slopes, drainage, embankments, shore protection and loads.
- Scale guidance
- Choose size by the job: a rock can be a boulder in N but gravel in G.
- Typical scenes
- Mountains, rock cuts, rivers, shorelines, mines and construction.
- Samples
- Available for comparing color and texture before ordering.
Scenery Material
Natural materials for the ground, fills and details around the railroad.
- Normally used for
- Blending terrain, filling scene transitions and adding natural texture.
- Scale guidance
- Suitable for N, HO, O and G scale when chosen for the intended effect.
- Typical scenes
- Rural, town, desert, mountain, shoreline and industrial settings.
- Samples
- Available for comparing color and texture before ordering.
Pigments
Very fine mineral color for weathering and realistic paved surfaces.
- Normally used for
- Roads, lots, structures, rock faces, soil tinting and weathering.
- Scale guidance
- The powder texture works in every modeling scale.
- Typical scenes
- Towns, roads, industrial areas, deserts and weathered structures.
- Samples
- Available for comparing color and texture before ordering.
Still deciding?
See the real material before committing.
Use a sample beside your track, structures and existing scenery to compare the color in your layout lighting.
