Mrs. Woody would probably tell you that it is sometime since I have done any jobs on her never ending 'for me to do' list. I would probably have to agree with that but I am busy with other matters (hope she doesn't read that) having started ballasting the track on my 00 gauge Last Great Project layout. Now, some of the layout has already been ballasted but that was done over a year ago and despite the real ballast work at the Rocks By Rail Museum that I have been involved in, model ballasting is something that I have not done for some time so I have to reacquaint myself with the process!
Luckily I still have the ballast in stock so that was a good start. I have only done a small section so far but it was therapeutic to spread the ballast and brush it into place before using dilute PVA to glue it into place.
I also needed to slightly relaign the track nearest to the front of the above picture so this was lifted slightly and put into its correct alignment before dilute PVA was poured around the sleepers. This should when dry hold the track in place but until it dries a few handy heavy items were placed on top.
That looks like a handheld vacuum cleaner - sometime since I used one of those Mrs. Woody!
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