Broome Lake & Eastern

Gotta start somewhere - the buffer stop this end is where the Misty Mountain Railroad (Dudley's) will plug in.....
 

 
 

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From tiny acorns...

a starts a great places to begin!

That has gotta be the shortest short line ever!
 
Look forward to seeing it evolve....

Telephoto lens, Giz...shortens things

its only short one end though. you should see the other end, oh you can.

The link is laid - shame I didn't have the wits to spray it first, but might well save a bit of £ in the future !
 
 
 
 

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Don Gilham


The link is laid - shame I didn't have the wits to spray it first, but might well save a bit of £ in the future !

Try spraying it now. When I laid and ballasted my track I could not stand the 'new' look so I bought a load of railmatch track dirt paint spray and  gave the whole lot a blow over, rails, sleepers and ballast. Rather than giving a boring uniform colour the paint takes differently on the various surfaces and looked pretty good to me.
 
You may want to have a go on a small bit and see what you think.

Patience is a virtue!!"!!  
in a very short time it will have weathered naturally to a pleasing dark brownish colour
I painted some of mine when I started, but I do prefer the natural look
Cosmetically the only problem rail  I have is the  LGB nickel?  plated batch I got cheap at clearance
WHEN I get round to it, I will dremel the plating off the rail top, ( essentially using mask for the dust, which I dont normally bother with, cant remember what, but there something bad about nickel)
As I only run Battery locos, scratching is no problem!
Love your ballasting, what size / grade is it?
I know all about rule 8, but oversize ballast tends to spoil the effect for me  
 
 

naturally aged track ( Peco)

 
 
Dont look at my ballast!! its quarry waste 
 
 
 
 
 

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Hi Don and Phil
 
Phil I use your method for the BPMRA O scale layout (hidden in the shed in the photo) and used to use it for OO.  Yes I agree, it works well, but I like to spray (no cat comments thanks ) and - added to the cost of weatherproof PVA - it will cost a bit.
 
Which brings me to the ballast Don.  I searched for quite a while, during which time I bought some ballast that I'll use elsewhere as scenic bits, and settled upon this which is 3mm Dorest Pea Gravel.  I bought it from Blue Sea Aquatics at Watton not far away ( and where I used to live when I worked at the radar staion that used to be there).  I think it's is available elsewhere.  Blue Sea's number is 01953 883239 - nice young lady, who will smile when you tell her what it's for !!
 
Here's the URL : 
 
http://www.blueseaaquatics.co.uk
 
And a pikkie this morning now that the PVA mix has dried (to a concrete-hard consistency   )
 
 
 
And the link to Dudley's Misty Mountain RR (or the buffer stop)
 

 
 
 

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It's getting bigger    (said the Bishop with a huge smile)
 
 
 
 

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. . . and the actress said  " So I noticed".
Like the look of that ballast Don.
 

those peco points are looking great.

Nice and straight Dud
 
 

Avant le deliuge qui est happening a cet moment, je laid un peu more track....
 
 
 
(it's the rain, it always gets to me...or is that moi   )

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Brillant travail et joliment prévues

Progress is slow, but steady.......
 
 
 
 

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Gradually going round the bend.......
 
....Dudley's very good at sawing
 
The water butt's going to a new home, and the railway will shoot across underneath at right angles, more or less where the butt is.....
  
 
 
 

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i think we are both going around the bend, more tomorrow night. yippee