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Thin Branch Series Ballasting a 1950s main line track
Good ideas. I have heard that ballast should be applied over the edge of the scenery, or that the ballst should be applied first (as shown) any thoughts on that? I appreciated the tips on getting the glue to penetrate. I was amazed to see Cody using the “knuckle brush” - all my ballast would be flying onto the floor, so his techniques must work pretty good 
Hi Cody, great video indeed. Feel much more confident now to tackle this part of the work. Someone told (or maybe I read) that you should finish scenery before applying ballast. What do you suggest?
Cody,
If it better to ballast first or scenic close to the track like in real life first. Nice video.
Mark
very informative
Another great instructional video, thanks Cody!
Excellent video!! Showed me exactly where I was going wrong when applying ballast. Thanks, Cody.
Hello Cody, I often see you using a “Pipette” when you ballast the tracks.
What is the pipette capacity in ml.
Thanks for the very instructive videos; they are very useful for a “hands on” guy like me.
Very helpful.
Hi Cody. I like your technique for ballasting and I’m using it to ballast my own track now. One question, though, I’ve seen the pipettes you use to apply the isopropyl alcohol as well as the scenic cement, but I have not been able to find those pipettes anywhere. Where did you get them? Thanks…
@Dave, I bought a bag of pipettes fromAmazon.com.
I think it is easier to ballast after you do the ground cover near the track.