After a few weeks of ballasting and scenery, I thought I should share some photos.
Along Nathans Point, all ballast is now laid, dirt is down in most areas. and a little bit of greenery. Today I painted up the stand-in silos (based on Edgeroi but only 4 silos rather than 5), and also knocked out a simple foam-core 'Sadleirs' warehouse for 3-4 vans. The awning is big enough for US high-cube boxcars for when I run my Wisconsin Central stuff.
I ended up experimenting a bit with the ballast which has ended up with the main and loop looking like they have been freshly ballasted. The loop is an old bag of Chuck's Martin's Creek which I really like. Since I ran out, I have been mixing a black with Marulan to get a dark flecked ballast. I just purchased 4kg of Matt's Dunmore for continuing the mainline, and this look a little more brown. Will see how it goes.
I also have a static grass applicator to crack out, so will see how that goes. The dirt is from down the street next to the train line, so pretty authentic. Sifted it a few times to get the fines.
The industries just need a tidy up and the station for Nathan's Point is also 95% built (Walkers A3/Bombala station kit).
The plan from here is to get Nathan's Point to a near completion stage for scenery, while I also continue to lay mainline ballast. I might bypass Heidiville and crack straight into the main yard to get that looking realistic.
Enjoy the shots of the silos and Sadleirs at Nathan Point
