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Train Scenery - Natural Material

Back wall is coarsely sifted decomposed granite from my property.
Another example of coarsely sifted decomposed granite.
And yet another example of coarsely sifted decomposed granite.

My friend, John, spent a day cutting marble slabs & blocks from his collection of real marble.  This is the same marble used to construct the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC

Retaining wall typical of our local old time mining operations using finely sifted decomposed granite.
Close up of retaining wall.  Wall has a base of scrap matte board with glued on strips of balsa wood.  Glue is then applied between the strips & the stones are sprinkled in.

I use real dirt, sand & a mixture of both for  "sand lots" and dirt roads.

I use Woodland Scenics Medium Ballast.

 USING DECOMPOSED GRANITE FROM OUR PROPERTY:

 REAL MARBLE FROM MARBLE, COLORADO:

 DIRT AND SAND:

Then I use mixture of diluted (4 to 1) Elmer's  Glue-All, water plus 3 drops of dishwasher fluid  (aids penetration ).
Finally:
1.  Paint diluted glue on surface.
2.  Sprinkle material.
3.  Let dry.
4.  Spray diluted glue.

 BALLAST:

Then I use an eyedropper & the glue mixture (see above).

Finally:
1.  Drip diluted glue between ties.
2.  Sprinkle ballast, spread with brush.
3.  Let dry.
4.  Drip diluted glue.
5.  Make sure ballast stays beneath rails.

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