HO Scale — 1:87
Shop HO Scale Ballast and Scenery
Start with a railroad, a color, or HO scale ballast—then use the expanded Scenery section to choose rocks, boulders, rip rap, sand and gravel, pigments, and other ground materials.
Start With the Track
Choose the shopping path that best matches what you already know about your layout.
HO Scale Scenery
Choose one of the six scenery families and use the HO scale size guide for rocks and boulders.
HO Scale Rock-Size Quick Guide
Read the final size digit of the product number. Move upward when the scene needs a larger rock appearance.
Small Rocks
A rock product ending in 4 is the small-rock starting point for HO scale.
5Medium Rocks
Move up to an ending of 5 for a medium-rock appearance in HO scale.
6+Large Rocks
Use endings of 6 and higher when HO scale terrain needs larger stone.
5+Boulders
For HO scale, products ending in 5 and bigger can be used as boulders.
03Sand, Gravel & Rip Rap
The special 03 ending is Sand & Gravel and can also serve as rip rap.
Not Sure Which HO Scale Material to Choose?
Tell us the railroad, location, era, type of track, and scenery feature you are modeling. We can help match the ballast color, grain size, and surrounding scenery.
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