Weathering and Ballasting Track on a Garden Railroad - The Bridge Over the River Why?

[@johnmalley4355]

Track and everything looks good. I like how you did your track. Nice work 👍🏻

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks a lot!

[@azmike1]

Well done. Poultry Grit! OK. Great stuff! Thank you!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks again!

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Nice thought using the kitty litter also.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Karyn suggested it. Perfect. And mixes well with the chicken grit!

[@azmike1]

I still have the stainless steel track offered way back when by Aristocraft. I have plenty. Sold a lot too. I have a much smaller road now. Fantastic outdoor durability and conductivity.

[@kenshores9900]

Great video Dale! Never boring.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi Ken!! Thanks!!!! ❤

[@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877]

Great vidio, like the track, dont understand how clay doesn't get wet and go to mush ??? .Thanks for the morning coffee...

[@ToyManTelevision]

Good question! It’s hard and stays that way. Soaks up water and drys back out. Over and over. Pulls water away from the bench work. Works great.

[@MygrandpasTrain]

Interesting ballast methods. They appear to fit the scale nicely. I once tried using gravel from roofing shingles that landed in the gutter to ballast my HO layout. The dust from that was a terrible insulator and the trains refused to run. I removed all of it and the trains ran fine after that. I've never tried ballasting since, but I'm ok with a more toy like appearance.

[@ToyManTelevision]

I use dirt on small scales! Well glued down. No dust. Great look for narrow gauge.

[@David-yo5re]

The idea to use that particular kitty litter for ballast is genius.

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@David-yo5re thanks!

[@Ken4trains]

I’ve also used the Rustoleum camo earth brown on my dual gauge track…take the modules outside which makes short order and a whole lot better than air brushing or hand painting. Only difference in painting is, I spray everything, track, ties, turnouts, then come back and clean the track top with either bright boy, finger nail “yikes!” or a razor blade, which that almost never happens because the paint would be to thick! When it comes to purchasing the rattle cans, as you’ve said, it’s hard to come by, I still haven’t found any at my local stores…might need to go online and find some. Anyway thanks for sharing your techniques, whether I use the same techniques or not, it’s good to know….all great minds think alike 😊

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi Ken. Yeah, I used to use bright boys all the time, but somebody put me onto something. And that’s that any abrasive even something is mild as a bright microscopic scratches in the rail if you can maintain a smooth surface, it doesn’t collect as much dirt. Dirt to anchor itself to the rail. At least that’s what I was told, so all I do is wipe off my track with a bit of mineral spirits. it works perfectly. I almost never clean my tracks outdoors. I’ve gone as long as two years without cleaning them! The only reason I wipe them down at all is because I put them by doing something like this, or if I get dirt on them or something. I think part of the key is having high-quality nickel silver like Llagas Creek uses. My old railroad was aluminum! What a nightmare. I had to clean it every time I went to use it. Fortunately, I had an LGBT Cleaning locomotive. Had a very abrasive wheel that went around and really cleaned the rail.

[@angelgabriella7974]

Another great video. I've used the poultry grit and also the Kitty. Litter for my o scale railroad with gargraves track. I started with Kitty litter somewhere around 1995 and around 99. Maybe 2000, I switched to the poultry grit, and trust me, once you glue down the Kitty litter. It is extremely hard to get it off again. I like the idea about leaving it loose. Especially outdoors where you are. Thanks for another great video.

[@garyacker7388]

I'm in awe every time I watch your detailed build! Thank you so very much I'm looking forward to seeing you guys every time time. 😊

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thank you so much! I love building. I’ve always loved building more than running the trains or anything, but like everyone I was hell-bent on getting things done. Now I’m quite content to spend an entire week on one little thing. I get great joy.

[@charlesmcclure5994]

👍👍

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks!!!!

[@shaunkuhn4215]

A sharp putty knife, is your best friend when taping and masking. Purdee makes a good one.

[@ToyManTelevision]

This is great because it mostly the right size off the roll! Except for turnouts. They need cutting. 😊

[@loispadgett6306]

Thanks for sharing your painting and ballesting technics. GOD BLESS 🚂 💕 🚂 💕 🚂 💕

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@loispadgett6306 thanks again! Bless you too! Thanks for that.

[@zenontrainstrucks9433]

Awesome video! Thanks for the tips.

[@sinkinpat]

I really appreciate your video’s. I had a loop for my live steam locomotives at my old house on the ground. My new house I want an elevated railroad minimum 3’ off the ground. I am not getting any younger. Your layout style would work great with live steam.

[@Santafefrank]

Thanks for the video 😊

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi Frank!! Thanks as always!!

[@alexmanne]

That looks great! Perfect timing on this video - I ordered about 42ft of Llagas Creek nickel silver code 250 track a few weeks ago and I will definitely be spraying the track exactly like you did. Thanks! I'm gonna try ballasting with roofing granules. See what happens...

[@ToyManTelevision]

Perfect!

[@Deadbrokemine]

Mineral spirits is actually an insulator, all oils are. The nice thing is that it evaporates well, so there is nothing left after you have used it, unlike a lot of soap containing products which assume you rinse it all away afterwards.

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Check out Peace River gravel from Super Naturals. This is a nice mini stone that you can also use. A nice natural color blend that is not dyed. Just like it came out of a quarry. I think that also would be great for the track. Amazon has it also as well as an aquarium shop. Just another thought to help with the layout for you.

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 wow!! I’ll look!

[@stevemellin5806]

Looks fantastic . looking forward to seeing operation s on the line

[@ToyManTelevision]

A few clips here. But time to switch out a train at the Never Mine!

[@robertlucido3686]

My birthday is a week from today, I'll be putting up a video with a birthday train

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@robertlucido3686 happy birthday!