Step 4: With the track painted the next stage is to add ballast. Apply a mask along the tracks and run a bead of scenery cement along the outside edge of the ties. This will assure a good bond for the ballast along the outer edges of the track work. Next add ballast to the track working it into place with a firm brush.
STEP 5
Step 5: Wet the entire track area with a fine misting spray bottle, then apply a thinned mixture of scenery cement one drop at a time over the ballast. Allow 24 hours for the glue to dry completely before moving on to the next step.
STEP 6
Step 6: Mix up a 50/50 wash of black acrylic paint and water and liberally apply to the ballast. This wash will darken the crevices in the ballast to add shadow and depth to the road bed.
Step 7: At this stage highlights are added by dry-brushing the entire right of way with light colored acrylic craft paint. Highlighting brings out the details of the ties as well as the surrounding ballast. Once the highlights are dry, clean the paint off the top of the rails and remove any excess ballast from the sides of the rails and in the flange ways (opposite top). Working in small sections will allow you to detail many miles of track on your layout!
Scenery GalleryJTT Trees
Distributed by Model Rectifier Corporation 80 Newfield Avenue, Edison, NJ 08837
www.modelrectifier.com An outstanding forest can be created using JTT chopped leaves for the basic ground cover. Random foliage branches, trees and vines complete the scene. Only mother nature makes it better!
Magic Water
Unreal Details LLC, 357 Maple St., Coloma MI 49038
www.unrealdetails.com Realistic ponds are easy to create using Magic Water’s two part resin and pre-molded pond bases. Choose from six different shapes, then paint and detail your base before pouring the resin to create your new pond!
Micro-Mark
www.micromark.com The beauty of successfully executed model railroad scenery is in the details, turn to Micro-Mark for model scenery supplies, including model trees, figures, turf, grass and model building materials, as well as a full line of fine modeling tools.
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