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A few weeks ago I had this idea for a solution to a problem that had been bothering me for a while. Whenever I see a green baseplate between the ties of the train track, it looks really wierd to me. I seen the GMLTC pics where they use a combination (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) An interesting idea; Mosaic kits used solely for ballast. ("Please send me equal parts of each color.") I wonder how many sections of track you get for each kit... Rich -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (My (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) René has done something similar at our FGLTC event: he used black bricks for ballast and brown bricks for sleepers. Best of this was the sound effect: when the 100++waggons train passed this section of track it gave a increased sound. I was (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Yes, that is an issue. It might be a useful technique for isolated sections of layouts that are especially detailed for an added level of realism. Mileage from the mosiac kits could be increased by using a gray 2x4 plate as the ballast between (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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When I first read this, before seeing the pic, I thought you "sprinkled" the 1x1's between and around the ties like little rocks (real ballast). That would look cool! And I can't imagian how much that would cost! BTW I recall older catalogs with (...) (24 years ago, 23-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) I actually tried that- my wife was watching and said NO! :) -chris (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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Here's possibly another good (IMO) reason for ballasting: using tiles and occasional 1x1's, you should be able to fasten down curve tracks. Even on "plywood and baseplates" setups. Hmm, I'll have to play around with this... Steve (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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(...) Check out Matt's Train Depot for more ideas on how to do this. The 2x2 turntables work quite well, the GMLTC uses them whenever possible. (URL) GMLTC (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)
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