What ballast?

[scahalane]

Whats the best ballast to simulate Irish oo scale??

[UP6936]

To me Irish ballast seems very grey, and gauge master do some that looks quite realistic, I have a bag at home I will put up a photo of later. It is actually made by Noch, so it could be possible to get it in large quantity from them, not sure though

[BosKonay]

I like the gaugemaster / noc stuff too

 

A mix of it and Woodlands Scenics Medium Grey works for me

[BosKonay]

A better close up

[BosKonay]

Here's a shot showing the difference between the gaugemaster darker ballast, and the woodlands lighter grey. Mixing and matching can be used well to show 'newer' sections of line.

 

[craven1508]

love that ENTERPRISE, And the ballasting aint bad either sir!!

[scahalane]

Thanks guys. If I could get my ballast looking like that Boskonay I'd be very happy.

Is there much of a difference between the medium and the fine, I've read a lot of modelers prefer the fine as its closer in scale, but that medium looks good to me.

[BosKonay]

To my eye medium is good. Fine is quite fine and I reckon irish ballast is more chunky in general from what I've seen.

[David Holman]

The best thing to do is to study pictures of the area you are modelling. Ballast is highly variable in colour & may be a good idea to mix two or more to get the effect you want. Don't forget that mainline ballast will be different from that used in goods yards too. For the latter I've used Woodlands fine cinders [even in 7mm scale] and would recommend that in 00 as well. For running lines, Woodlands medium works quite well. A serving railwayman at my model club reckons about 8 lumps between each pair of sleepers is about right. as he drive a Javelin for a living, presume he got that from being stopped in the station, rather than 140mph between...

A mix of 2 brown to 1 grey looks good on our club layout, but then it all needs going over with paint, powders or whatever to simulate brake dust, oil etc, depending on which part of the track you are modelling. It is these little extras that will really help bring things to life and there are lots of colour pictures in book & on the web now to help.

[Kinvara-Train]

This is my Ballast 1kg 8.00€

 

 

Happy Kissmess

Walter

[BosKonay]

That looks excelletn Walter - any close ups?

[Kinvara-Train]

That looks excelletn Walter - any close ups?

 

Hi BosKony,

for you

 

[BosKonay]

Looks excellent! Very Irish colour!

[Kinvara-Train]

Thanks Boskonay

Happy Chrismess

Walter