La Mirada, CA Industrial Switching Layout Progress

[nachoman]

Matte medium is basically flat clear acrylic. It has been touted for years as being superior to white glue for ballasting and scenery glue. Recently, I tried some Liquitex brand matte medium for ballast bonding, and it left a white residue on the top of my ballast. After trying a few different techniques, I eventually went back to using dilute white glue and it looks fine. I also used sifted dirt from my yard as ballast. I prefer the natural rock ballast to Woodland Scenics. Arizona Rock and mineral company another source for real rock ballast. BTW, that company is for sale - $100k!!!