Goodbye to the ballasting mess - Deluxe Materials BALLAST MAGIC

[@mels4796]

thank you for another wonderful Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine

[@TheSuperStarCarWash]

N scale model maker here. This is an awesome invention. Can't wait to try it.

[@bentullett6068]

Ballast Bond is also a great product from Deluxe Materials as it is a ready to pour ballasting glue which spreads with ease and does dry and give good holding strength to the ballast.

[@CSXGP38]

I've been suggesting this product to quite a few people. I love it.

[@kd5gsp]

I can't wait to try!

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Enjoyed the latest video you done thanks for sharing.

[@Perfusionist01]

Woodland Scenics did this many years ago. Neat idea, but modelers went back to liquid adhesive.

[@malcolmmckinsey3927]

It's probably dry resin glue. I have been mixing dry resin glue with ballast for a while. Spray with alcohol and water mix and within an hour it's dry. Dry resin glue is not cheap but it goes a long way.

[@jefferykeeper9034]

Woodland scenic's did the same thing but some years ago.

[@FKHTrump2024]

Does this product work with WS ballast?

[@JohnHill-qo3hb]

Years ago, I used powdered wallpaper paste mixed with my ballast, spray with water, wet water now, allow to dry, done.

[@ronheiser3248]

So, they took powder tile grout and packaged it up to sell to unsuspecting modelers.

[@hoppercar]

What's the difference between using tap water, or spring a water glue mixture....see no advantage to it

[@MRhobbyist]

A couple of advantages: 1 - much more controllable ballasting around turnouts -- much less likely to glue the points in place. 2 - It comes up cleanly later with hot water, so you can change your track arrangement with ease if needed.

[@rubenestrada7095]

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