Ballasting Watershoot Bay.

The part I least enjoy as here it could all go badly wrong. This is one part of layout construction which needs time and patience!

The ballast, cream this time, was gently eased into place avoiding the immediate area around the points.

The sticks were added to keep the blades away from other rails- last thing you need is these stuck together.

Once satisfied with the loose ballast, I give the whole area a gentle mist- from an atomiser (remove smell of fragrance first) which contains water and a spot of washing up liquid. This 

aids the spread of the adhesive. A mix of 50/50 water and PVA glue is mixed in a jar and again a spot of washing up liquid.

I use a cheap polythene pippette to apply the mix to the ballast- others use an eye dropper.

Once the whole area has been saturated with the glue mix it is time to wait for it all to dry thoroughly- don't try and cut corners now or it will all end in tears!
 

Once dry the missed areas and the points can carefully be ballasted. Small amounts at a time and lots of patience.