We've all seen the ad's in MR with the beautifully ballasted EZ track right? and before anyone blasts me I realize RZ track is primarily intended for tabletop and carpet/floor use but I plan on using it for something a little more permanent. The photo gallery here shows several shots of ballasted EZ track.
What is your experience on ballasting the EZ track? Was it hard to get the ballast to go where you wanted it to go / stay on the bank???
I am setting up an experiment in the work room. A 3 foot straight section of EZ track parallel to a 3 foot section of conventional track and cork roadbed and see how much different they look sfter ballasting. I'll paint the rails with a small paint brush. My thinking is that I will need a very fine grade of ballast to work with for the EZ track due to the shallow depth between the top of the tie and the plastic roadbed between the ties.
I really love the RZ track for the solid connections and the 33 & 35" curve sections.
Any thooughts? Thanks looking forward to hear of anyone's experience.
What is your experience on ballasting the EZ track? Was it hard to get the ballast to go where you wanted it to go / stay on the bank???
I am setting up an experiment in the work room. A 3 foot straight section of EZ track parallel to a 3 foot section of conventional track and cork roadbed and see how much different they look sfter ballasting. I'll paint the rails with a small paint brush. My thinking is that I will need a very fine grade of ballast to work with for the EZ track due to the shallow depth between the top of the tie and the plastic roadbed between the ties.
I really love the RZ track for the solid connections and the 33 & 35" curve sections.
Any thooughts? Thanks looking forward to hear of anyone's experience.