Looking good Mike! I like the stream and the two bridges. Just an idea - put a road in and a bridge for it too.
Thanks David took a trip today to Cajon to look at the wash area to get some ideas and I needed something for my wash area :thumbs_up:
Done! AZ Cajon Pass Sand and Gravel on the left and Cajon sand from the wash area on the right.......... The AZ products have more of a red tint to them and then when you add the 50/50 it's even more red looking to me.
Quick update track work done need to add feeder wires and solder track before I weather the rails............
IF this is to be a ZoCal end module, are the two tracks on the right hand side of picture 1 square with the end? It may be just camera distortion but they appear to be at an angle. If they are at an angle, I doubt if they will match up with any standard module. That is OK if you plan to always attach it to another of your modules and be sure to bring them both to shows. Lindley
If you look at post #47's picture, you will see the ends are perpendicular to the track. His module widens out to 3' wide. The angled side messed me up at first too.
A Big Thanks to Lajos for his help / workshop so I can solder my rails and add my feeder wires. Now that all the track work and rails have been weather I can now start to glue the foam down First pic is for you Lindley :thumbs_up:
Well Lindley. Looks like you can retire your emergency ends. Gary too. With Jeff T., UP Mike, Henri, Greg and I having more ends (with bigger radius turns on some), things are looking up for ZoCal! Bayz Boyz look out!
Ok Guyz how about some tips on doing the Ballast I just hate doing it............:thumbs_down: I'm using the Arizona stuff
Spread it evenly with some kind of dispenser. like funnel or dispensing bottle, shape it with a soft brush, soak it with alcohol, then after drying, using an eye dropper, soak it with diluted white glue. Don't touch it for 24 hours. The key to success is the "dry work", how you shape it with the brush. Check for particles on the side of rails before applying the glue, and knock them out with a toothpick. If you don't do it before applying the glue, you'll screw up your rail weathering.
What kind of alcohol? What does the alcohol do? Break some surfacecurrent(correct word??)? What kind of alkohol do you use? Is "Isopropyl alcohol" something that can be used? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropyl_alcohol
surfacecurrent=sufacetention ? I use an old hairspray bottle with water and some drops off dishwasher soap in it to soak the ballast to break the waters tension. Then applying the white glue [1:3]solution also with drops off soap in it and dispense it with an aye dropper.
I have also used dishwasher soap and the same methode you describe with good result, but may be the alcohol do the same effect? Also after it is gone(dry)??
Isopropyl alcohol does the same as detergent in the water. I prefer spraying alcohol on the ballast, because in my experience, the sprayed alcohol has finer mist, so there is less chance to blow the ballast out of shape. I've checked my writing, and looks like I had too much wine last night. The diluted white glue should be applied before the alcohol dries.
