Next up (following the World of Railways series) was weathering the track. In the video, Phil recommended some Humbrol brown spray paint. I looked in my local shops but unfornately couldn't find anything useful. Even Games Workshop had no brown spray. So I went to Alcester's M&V models, knowing they stocked such things. Unfortunately, brown spray was nowhere to be found, so I bought a set of these Woodland Scenics Tidy Track pens instead. They worked just fine, and I also found very well-priced pre-owned Bachmann Branchline early BR wagons in Alcester Trains and Models.
Then came ballasting. This was quite intimidating, because I really didn't want to muck up my freshly wired and weathered track. My friend Paul (from work) very kindly donated the track ballast and a handy device for pouring it.. It was a multi-day process, with lots of pipettes of diluted PVA and spray bottles of water. After leaving the stuff to dry, it looked rather good! My girlfriend was also rather glad to have the dining table back!
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