As I mentioned in the previous post I had used foamboard inserts of a wrong thickness in a Peco turnout. Fortunately I discovered the problem before gluing the ballast in place. Making mistakes is an integral part of modelling and facing the faults always makes you a better modeller. My resulting remedial work to get back on track was quite simple: Once the surrounding ballasted areas were dry, I ripped out the three offending pieces of foamboard with scalpel and tweezers.
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| The turnout has been reballasted after a faulty installation of foamboard inserts to save weight. |
I removed most of the foamboard and only one insert was left in a cut-down state between the sleepers at the tongue fishplates. I gave the worked on areas between the sleepers some dark sand colour and poured a thin layer of ballast material. The ballast was adjusted with a brush and the turnout tested several times to make sure no sand obstructed safe working.
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| Three foamboard inserts before they were removed. I waited until the surrounding ballast was fully dry to avoid disturbing it and creating even more problems. |
With the ballast positioned as wanted I added glue during a late evening work session before going to bed. Having fixed the mistake at the turnout, next task on my list is adding tufts and coarse grass to remaining ballastless track on the layout.
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| The turnout seen from above. I have missed a few spots where the foamboard show clearly between ballast and grass tufts. Perhaps caused by working too late in the evening? |
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