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tonight andrew and I worked on some trees. this is our first try at it but we'll get better. the small one in the middle is a lifelike store bought. I could not get over the difference. I left a lot of trunk to be pushed down into the foam, also they can be cut shorter if need be. About another...

great job, I will be looking at doing that someday soon. But I wish I had the patience and skill to repaint as well as you did. thanks for sharing

thanks scott, I was leaning that way but was wishing I had done this before laying the track. The next layout we do I will weather the track first. This is only my first, so this is the practice layout. Anyway, to Andrew, a train running in a circle is heaven to him, so with this layout it...

I like what your doing TW, gonna give me good ideas watching the way you are doing your layout. Have you thought about spray can of paint for the cardboard, I have used testers spray on cardboard and it worked great.

here are a couple of pics of the new ballast... I used a halogen lamp to brighten up the garage for these pics

looks great trainwhiz!! That does help. edit: Forgot to ask is yours fine or medium ballast. I am now going with the WS gray but in the medium ballast. I know some say for HO it is to big but I like the texture it brings. I will be putting some down tonight and will take a couple of pics to...

I think you are right david, and also in the plastic bottle the ballast comes in, it seemed darker, but once it was laid out on the layout with other colors around(ground cover and black RR ties) it really looked almost white. So.... buh-bye light grey ballast. But it will be good for dirt...

Well, I went for broke and pulled up all the ballast, I had only put glue on some of it which took a little work to get up, but the rest came right up with the vacuum cleaner. :eek: :eek: :thumb: I am able to save that ballast for later. I went with a dark grey and it looks much better. I only...

guppyman, I turned on my a/c here too.... that wasn't fair that we didn't get the snow. My brother down in corpus was supposed to come up to austin for Christmas but stayed there and was happy he did. Tons of snow fell(for Texas that is) he, he, he.... back to weekend work on the layout. I...

what would be the best way to go about weathering the track and ballast? what colors, what paint, technique.... ?? I have some extra track and ballast I could practice on. I like your idea also scott, keep 'em coming. john

thanks steamerfan, sounds like a good idea. john

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our first thread with pics was http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=13191 now I am trying out ground cover and ballast for the first time. the ballast is a little lighter than I thought(went with light grey) and really looks white in the photos. Pardon the pile of mess, it is for an...

not much to see yet..... but the thread is http://www.the-gauge.com/showthread.php?t=13191 just laid the first section of ballast and ground cover today, my first try so don't laugh when I post a picture. john

sorry 'bout that. have you posted any pics of your layout? I am doing my first layout right now. It is also 4X8 with HO scale. Our pics are in another thread you may seen already. I would like to see others 4X8 layout so I can get an idea of what I can do. john

what engine is it? does yours make any noise when jerking? I have one also, an HO lifelike 0-4-0 that I need to send to them for a replacement but haven't done. Mine sounds like the two gears are skipping on each other. One gear on the shaft from the motor and the other on the drive axle.

:wave: sounds familiar, my four year old is big into thomas trains and of course the 'I Love Toy Trains' videos which brings all that back to us 'big kids'. Now we are starting a small 4X8 in the garage with ho scale. We'll see where that takes us. If we continue in this hobby together we...

sweet, looking forward to the highway overpass, I am wanting to do that on our little layout. Funny thing is I put the same train station together for our layout although not weathering it (yet) and then I saw this thread. thanks for sharing your work with us, helps us new to the hobbie get an...

are in my 'yet another newbie' thread.

we put down the track this weekend although another siding could be added later. next is wiring, scenery and buildings will be next step along with a back drop. the steamer and sante fe are lifelike and the UP is bachman, although entry level since I bought it off ebay used for eight bucks but...