Extract from Edge Lane Junction
Paul O, Dec 6, 2017
This arrived in the post yesterday from Ragstone models so set about making it last night which in turn has turned out to be the first bit of track an sleepers laid for ELJ, the dream is now very much reality and ELJ is now underway, just need to remove the second from last sleeper.

PaulO, Dec 10, 2017 posted
First bit of weathering to the rails and testing the ballast

Bob Alderman, Dec 11, 2017
What materials have you used to colour the stop?

PaulO, Dec 11, 2017
I’ve first gave it a coat of rusty rails but it looked to shiny so I then gave it a coat of sleeper grime then I’ve dusted it with rust powder. I’ve then sealed it with matt varnish then added a mix of black rust an dark earth powders. The ballast needs touching up then once happy I’ll weather that.

Jim Snowdon, Dec 11, 2017
Very nice, except that the ballast is too good (but then you did say it needed touching up). Actually, I would expect the “ballast” to be less stone and more ash-cum-grot as buffer stops generally never got disturbed unless someone demolished them.

PaulO, Dec 13, 2017
Thanks Jim I need to add a bit more sand/ash to it around the back.

Paul O, Dec 13, 2017
Work over the last couple of night seen some distressing of sleepers and the ballast weathered. Need to add some weeds now then a few oil and diesel spills.