Ballasting Tool
I have never really liked ballasting, and with +100ft to do I needed help. Many of the ballasting tools online I have seen just did not look like it would help, so I made one that works for me very well out of polystyrene sheet, plastic weld glue and about 15 minutes.
Ready for a test. I undercut the end pieces to account for the rails that allows the sides to sit flat and not leave a gap where ballast can escape. It can also easily be adapted if cork is under the rails.
For curved track, the sides of my ballast tool are vertical.
Could I be a 'hand' model?
Applying the scenic cement:
Result before some final clean-up
