N scale TILE GROUT BALLAST Step by step tutorial procedure best practices

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@michaelhollman9470 2 ай бұрын

Brilliant idea! Thanks!

@lyndonfoster1090 9 ай бұрын

Wonderful. I too have struggled with the size and price of store bought ballast. I will try. Thank you for a very cool video.

@N_scale 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful

@williamluther7251 2 ай бұрын

got a question, im loving the grout technique , do i need to glue my track down? after the grout or does the vibration eventually break it up, im greener than a blaade of grass in the spring time at this

@N_scale 2 ай бұрын

Glue your Kato to your board 1st Hot glue for easy to remove Permanent layouts Lepage pl300 for modular moving layouts Then spray the glue with 50/50 iso alcohol and water. Then brush on a mod podge 1:10 water with a paint brush. Then clean your track It ain’t coming off, if it is add more glue and water (another round)

@duncanwilson3672 4 ай бұрын

A high speed curve next to a nuclear reactor ! What could possibly go wrong ? 😅

@N_scale 4 ай бұрын

What has gone wrong? Buried nuclear waste in the backyard. A giant glowing poodle. And you’re forgetting. The war of the worlds vs the tank army beside that.

@andrewway3404 5 ай бұрын

Great video, thanks for sharing this.

@N_scale 5 ай бұрын

Thanks I am very happy with the method after a lot of trial and error And the track doesn’t get glue on it like the other way. (If the grout is brushed away before spraying)

@KenN.OXN.805 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. I won’t be using Kato unitrack, but I always wondered how I would get just a thin layer of balast if I were to use unitrack.

@N_scale 9 ай бұрын

In theory you could use grout on any other track and cork Just make sure thin layers

@Kenika 6 ай бұрын

Very interesting. How permanent is the glue in the grout? Can it be removed with soap and water, in case the tracks would be taken up later on? Happy New Year.

@N_scale 6 ай бұрын

I have taken up a section of track that wasn’t running correctly (kink in track) The grout is very strong holding it’s not like woodland scenics ballast. It is literally rocks. The track I removed did break in some spots on areas where unijoiners are. In the past if I was removing atlas flex track from cork and ballast it also would kink and bend if glued down with liquid nails etc and not be reusable for the most part either. Think about it like this. This tile grout, if it just flaked off when you washed your tile it wouldn’t be very good.

@genejablonski9909 5 ай бұрын

Have you done this by applying the grout first and ten the water? I'd rather not glue the grout to the tops of my ties since I'm not using cement ties.

@N_scale 5 ай бұрын

Yes correct, dust it on first, spray it next. And you just use a paintbrush to take it off your ties, same as regular ballasting