Looking for Ultra-fine Ballast

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Grumgore

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I am looking for sources for ultra-fine ballast. The ballast I am using for basing my miniatures looks like large rocks compared to the scale of the miniature. Anyone have any suggestions?
 
airhead

airhead

Coffin Dodger / Keymaster
model railroad shops carry ballast in several sizes.

Home improvement (home despot, lowest, diy, etc) should have a bag of play sand for a couple of bucks. Life time supply there.

Ask about a bag of fine sandblast sand or extra fine.

Get a flour sift (kitchen supply) and go to the beach. (wash what you bring home or it will smell for a while).
 
Sand Rat

Sand Rat

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The stuff I use is local product, brought in via airmail, mixed with 3 sizes of ballast.

Course, right now I'm going for a desert floor look, so it works.
 
mickc22

mickc22

Granddad!
clay based cat litter, I made some small sieves out of plastic pots (yoghurt pots would do) with different size holes in each, I can grade the cat litter from 'boulders' to 'fine sand'
 
Shawn R. L.

Shawn R. L.

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Water down some white glue, paint it on where you want the texture, put on a bunch of baking soda and then when it's dry, rub it off. The remnants should be very fine. Very GENTLY drybrush.
 
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Grumgore

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mickc22 said:
clay based cat litter, I made some small sieves out of plastic pots (yoghurt pots would do) with different size holes in each, I can grade the cat litter from 'boulders' to 'fine sand'
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I hadn't considered making my own sieves. Great idea.
 
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