Easy-to-make gravel ground for industries

Model Railroader Layouts and layout building
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Hi! I´ve been trying out different materials and methods of making a realistic, but yet easy-to-make gravel ground for industries, countryside stations and train yards. I finally ended up using the method seen here.

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Looks good. Tell us about your method.

Rich

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Hi Rich,

I made video tutorial explaing the process:

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Nicely done video. I’ve subscribed.

Why do you mix white and wood glue?

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Thanks for sharing. Well done. I’ve bookmarked this thread for later.

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Hi BigDaddy,

Thank you! I mix wood glue (PVA-B type) with water + a drop of soap. In some areas of the world this glue is more know as “white glue”, in some “wood glue” but the actual name is PVA-B. Sorry for the confusion!

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Martin, I’ve seen your videos - All very interesting and well done. thanks for sharing.

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Thank you Gary! Good to hear you like the videos. More is coming! 40 releases planned for this season. [:)]

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Close-up on the gravel surface

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Nice work! In Canada (and the US I suppose), there is white glue, and there is the yellow wood glue. The white glue is truly transparent when dry, while the yellow glue has a bit of a yellowish film to it. But the film is hardly noticeable when dilluted. I find it a bit stronger for holding scenery material than white glue (and woodland scenics’ product). I also add a bit of auto window washer to the mix as a wetting agent.

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Nicely done video, Martin, as usual. [tup][tup]

Wayne

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Thank you!! [Y]

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Excellent! [tup] Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks from down under for sharing Martin!

I have a friend who introduced me to making a gravel road (and therefore gravel at the side of a made road) with clay based kitty litter sieved as you have done. I used it for the roads on an On30 exhibition layout I helped build… similar idea slightly different technique. The result can be seen on

http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=12657&forum_id=65

I like the idea of the double sieving with the stocking mesh… the finer dust would give a lot more variety in the texture

Thanks again

Trevor

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So, are you sponsored in any way by Marklin? Or do you just really like Marklin.

I do admit, unlikely as it seemed at first, the tissue-paper/glue/paint and gloss coat harbor really looked pretty decent. I have a coastal-based module planned that could use something like that.

BTW, what did the kid say when you stole her paintbrush?

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Another nice video. I will be using your toilet paper technique for my water scene when I get there.