I'm starting to ballast the yard. Before I do that, I want to raise the ground up, being that yard tracks are typically more at ground level than not. I'm cutting and fitting 3/16" foam core to raise the ground up. This helps minimize the amount of ballast needed, and gives me the look I want. After the foam core is in place I'll paint it earth brown as I did with the Homasote on the rest of the layout, then apply ballast. Because yard ballast is grimier than the mains, I will leave it black, unlike the brown wash I gave the mains when I glued it down. Thanks for looking. In progress...
Andy
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