More Dreaded Ballasting

 So, we are starting from the car storage area on the main, and going to the half way point in the yard. That is abut 35 feet.

 You can see that the main is ballasted to the end point. Now all the other tracks have to be ballasted as they have been painted.

 A lot of stone will be used. I am using 20 grit on the main, 30 grit on the Arrival and Departure tracks and the run around track, and 40 grit for the actual yard tracks. The color will vary as well, with the main a limestone, the A?D tracks a dark grey, yard tracks are cinders and the run around a recently laid grey.

 Occasionally, we get spills that I have to clean up.

 You can see the spray bottles of wet water . I am also using an alcohol / water mix as well.

 We start at the rear and ballast along.

 Wetting t down, darkens the color as it washes down the dust.

 I use carpet remnants as protectors for the track as we lean in or actually crawl along.

 Now I am adding the yard lead ballast, a darker grey.

 I wanted to see the look of the cinders on a yard track so laid some in the caboose track area.

 This is the grey for the approaches to the yard tracks

 So, we have ballasted the ladder tracks with a darker grey. We transition to black at the uncoupler.

 Here is a top down view.

 Some more views

 Rich is adding the yard track ballasting. It is the most difficult as the stone is the finest grit. It is HO cinders.

 He seems to be enjoying it though!