How much ballast

[mowman24]

If I am using 3 rail 027 track and have nearly 100 feet of track, how much ballast will I need? In cubic feet or quarts or gallons not lbs

 

[Old 97]

If I am using 3 rail 027 track and have nearly 100 feet of track, how much ballast will I need? In cubic feet or quarts or gallons not lbs

No real answer. It's your world. Paint it as you see fit.

 

[Old 97]

Ballast and Natural Ground Cover - Products

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[Old 97]

O27 tie and ballast project

I am writing this to give people an idea on how to add ties and ballast to O27 track and what it will look like along with the materials I used. I started out buying 28 balsa and basswood spars which were 1/8" x 1/2" x 48". 14 of each. I cut the ties into 2" long pieces. Once I had the ties cut...

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[mowman24]

not an answer to my question. I asked nothing about paint, just ballast

No real answer. It's your world. Paint it as you see fit.

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[mowman24]

another question. I hear about using Ritz's dye to color stuff, but how much dye to say a quart or even a gallon of water??

 

[Dub]

For ballast you get one container spread it and calculate the area covered. From there determine what you need.

Color dye on listening to my better half is most effective on natural materials not so well on synthetics. The more you dilute it the thinner it gets.

 

[NVSrr1500]

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If I am using 3 rail 027 track and have nearly 100 feet of track, how much ballast will I need? In cubic feet or quarts or gallons not lbs

re like a math test question from middle school. It is just missing the two stations and two trains part

 

[Dub]

Sure, you have a quantitative approach to your table so that is how you can start.

 

[siberianmo]

For ballast you get one container spread it and calculate the area covered. From there determine what you need.

Color dye on listening to my better half is most effective on natural materials not so well on synthetics. The more you dilute it the thinner it gets.

A very logical approach regarding the ballast question . . .

Tom in Missouri

 

[Dub]

For three rail track you can make a box and add three grooves for the rails. Open bottom, Not too deep on the grooves because it has to ride over the tires. and make the turns.
Fill it with ballast and slide it down the rail.
It is a very easy way to spread ballast.

Got that trick from the HO guys.

Search ballast spreader and see some of the different designs. Use an image search