I've used Washed Sydney Sand from Bunnings, dried out in the oven, and laid to bring the ground height up to the top of the sleepers, moving it around with a foam brush to get it level, and using another soft-bristle flat brush to get the sand off the sides of the rails and tops of the sleepers. I then wet it with isopropyl alcohol followed by Luke Towan's scenic mixture of mod podge, water and a dash of dishwashing detergent. After it dried I've dusted my ground cover colour of mixed tile grout colours from an old tea strainer, and seal it with iso and the scenic glue again. I'm quite happy with this result.
Just need to dig out some dirt from the backyard to get the base ground scenery layer, and the real scenic fun begins.
I've also started planning the construction of the stanchions for the overhead wiring and catenary. Provided I can get some K&S brass bits it looks fairly straight forward to construct, but more on that in future posts once I've achieved it.
That's all for now!
Cheers,
Ben
