BALLAST

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I've also used Arizona Rock for most of my ballast. It is a little
dusty compared to Woodland Scenics since it is actual ground rock and
not colored nut shells, but it does glue down better because of the
extra weight of the rock. Also, unlike a lot of the Woodland Scenics,
most of the Arizona Rock ballast is already a blend. I'm using the
N&W/ATSF Granular Snow for my mainline and yard ballast, and Kenneshaw
GA blend for my branch. I sprinkle in cinders of various sizes in my
mine and yard areas. Whether it's Woodland Scenics or Arizona Rock, I
personally find mixing the fine and medium ballast together results in
the best look.
Marty Flick

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Sent: Wednesday September 18 2019 4:37:29PM
Subject: Re: BALLAST

On my N&W 1950s HO layout and my previous layouts, I’ve always had
very good luck with Arizona Rock & Mineral ballast. It lays down very
nice and stays down when applying the diluted white glue (i.e., it
doesn’t float like some of the other brands). AR&M offers their
ballast in both N and HO scale. I’ve used both and actually prefer
the N scale for my HO layout—especially over the turnouts. On the
N&W layout, I used “PRR Light Gray” for the mainline and “Steam
Era Mix for Yard Ballast” for the yards.

 Best of luck,

 Gary Hoover

 (FYI, if you are in St. Louis for the 2020 NMRA convention, I’ll be
on tour and giving some clinics. Also, I believe the April 2020 MR
will be featuring my layout.)

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 > That looks good Matt!
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