Ground Cover

[GNRi1959]

Once I have connected my points to manual operation I wanted to start ground cover and ballast. What material would you suggest I use in the goods yard area where there would be nothing other than earth thats been trampled over and saturated in oil etc.

 

Is there a scatter material I should use or a paint?

[waffles]

N gauge ballast or some play sand are good to use, with an acrylic wash to weather them.

Goods yards were sparsely ballasted often with used cinders from loco fire boxes as the main form of ballast.