How to Ballast Kato Unitrack
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- In this video I demonstrate one of many ways to ballast Kato track. I forgot to mention that you need to clean the rails after gluing down the ballast in the way that I show. After the glue dries, run a track scrubber or your fingernail along the top of the rails, either will do the trick.
Products used:
Woodland Scenics Scenic Cement
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Kato Unitrack Ballast
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Music: Modern Situations by Unicorn Head
Ballasting Kato unitracks in N scale layout.
Good job my friend.
In my layout installed Atlas and Bachmann tracks, fixed with nails.
Code 80.
Great video. I'm a novice train guy, so hands on videos like this really help. Thanks for posting.
Thank you! Happy to help!
Can you make a toturial on how to make a small snow diorama i have got the kato 2 snowplox cars
Couple of questions:
What is the purpose of the masking tape along the main lines before ballasting? I have seen many use full strength glue along the plastic edge for the first layer to adhere. I can see using masking tape at the turnout to protect it. But there you then used full strength glue?
Also is not best to prewet the ballast before gluing?
For glue did you simply use Woodland Scenics cement?
The masking tape is to shore up gaps between the plastic track bed and the terrain, and to easily fill holes in the terrain. It's so that the ballast doesn't just endlessly fall into the sub terrain. I've since then been using lightweight spackle to fill these gaps. You can use Elmer's glue for the first layer of ballast, I just like to be able to shape the pile better before getting any glue involved. You can pre-wet the ballast to break the surface tension and allow the glue to flow better. I've seen ballasting done both with and without pre-wetting, I didn't find it necessary because I try not to let the glue drops out too fast, and I keep my dropper as close to the ballast as possible -preventing the ballast from 'splashing.' And yes, I use Woodlands Scenics' Scenic Cement glue.
WHAT BALLAST DID YOU USE? do'h i just read the description it's ok