05-31-2009, 05:24 PM
Bob, I have actually used the old black cinder ballast found along the right of ways of the old railroads. I run it through a screen and then use the magnet for the metal, then I spread it and use wet liquid white glue to keep it in place. I've used this for ballast on side tracks and branch lines too. You probably have some old abandoned lines you could get cinder from. I always like to think about the 1/1 scales than ran over them too.
Charlie
Charlie