BALLAST

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I have bought so far almost 120 lbs  of ballast from them! In fact  they 
are great people to deal with! I was able to buy what I needed in bulk! I  
also ordered the cinder ballast for around yards engine terminals and roads.  
There is one major issue with "ONLY" the cinder ballast! It can have some  
magnetic particles in it! He does a great job of removing 99% of it! I keep a  
rare earth magnet in the ballast shaker make sure it is really well glued 
down  and run another magnet over it when done and have had absolutely no  
problems!
The other ballast do not need any of this and all work really well!
Ray Russell Sr.
 
In a message dated 7/17/2015 12:49:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org writes:

Ed


I have bought a bunch of ballast from a company called Arizona Rock &  
Mineral, http://www.rrscenery.com/?page_id=4315


They have a color called NS Bright Gray. An excellent color. They also  
have a slightly darker color for CSX.


Regards 
Russ Goodwin 
Buford, GA 





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-------- Original message  --------
From: NW Modeling List <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> 
Date:  17/07/2015 09:29 (GMT-05:00) 
To: NW Modeling List  <nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org> 
Subject: RE: BALLAST 


Thanks to all.  I had not thought of the grade factor. On my way to  the 
store! 


Ed Svitil





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-------- Original message --------
From: NW Modeling List 
Date:16/07/2015 15:58 (GMT-05:00) 
To: NW Modeling List 
Subject: Re: BALLAST 



Also Ed,
If you have any grades on your layout, it would be a good idea to add  sand 
on the roadbed because of the large amount of sand locomotives used to  get 
traction on grades. On Blue Ridge Grade, the sand was so heavy that the  
roadbed looked white.

Very Respectfully,  
Joseph Congemi


On Jul 16, 2015, at 13:46, NW Modeling List <_nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org_ 
(mailto:nw-modeling-list at nwhs.org) >  wrote:




I prefer Woodland Scenics ballast, as there are several colors and  sizes 
to customize whatever period one may be modeling. On my old layout, I  used a 
base layer of cinders with a layer of the gray blend over it.  I  now use 
Kato Unitrack, and are at present considering whether to use the  ballast 
sold for use with the Unitrack or stick with my original Woodland  Scenics 
formula.
Lois J.Ponton
Modeling N&W steam in the 1950's







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-------- Original message --------
From: NW Modeling List 
Date:07/16/2015 12:01 PM (GMT-05:00) 
To: NW Modeling List 
Subject: RE: BALLAST 



Come on guys! What ballast do you use? Help!!!!


Ed Svitil





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-------- Original message --------
From: NW Modeling List 
Date:13/07/2015 16:06 (GMT-05:00) 
To: NW Modeling 
Subject: RE: BALLAST 



Is there a commercial product to replicate NW 1950's  mainline and yard 
ballast?  What looks/works best to the more  experienced hands?  


Thanks!

Ed  Svitil
Norfolk & Western Railway  Modeler 




 
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