Kato Ballast

[Bfagan]

Can anyone tell me how to make Kato ballast as the Kato bags are really expensive.

Bill

[Robert_56]

Look here, maybe it is what you are looking for; http://thomas.tuerke.net/on/mrr/?thread=1289869264

[learmoia]

Great article... To me, that 1:1:9 ratio looks better than 1:1:5
Both ratios look better than Kato's ballast..

To me.. the black overpowers the white a bit.. (you may consider a 1:3:9 (B:W:G) ratio...)

You could stand to bump up the Gray even more too.

[ncbqguy]

At one time Kato actually had Woodland Scenics blend and package a matching ballast.   Don’t know when or why they stopped using WS.
Charlie Vlk

[robert3985]

At one time Kato actually had Woodland Scenics blend and package a matching ballast.   Don’t know when or why they stopped using WS.
Charlie Vlk

Maybe they didn't like walnut shells...

Cheerio!
Bob Gilmore

[keeper]

Look here, maybe it is what you are looking for; http://thomas.tuerke.net/on/mrr/?thread=1289869264

This is what I do and I'm very pleased.

[Dave V]

Resurrecting a dead thread on ballasting Unitrack.

In the past I've blended my Unitrack with Woodland Scenics fine gray blend.I actually have a ton on hand and was ready to use it for my T-TRAK project.

But I had a second thought. Do any of the Scenic Express colors match Kato ballast closely?

My plan is to ballast mainly just the shoulder. Weathering will tie the grays together so some slight variation is OK. I'm wondering if the Scenic Express light gray ballast or gray blend ballast (#50 is finer that WS fine) match the Unitrack roadbed fairly well:

https://www.sceneryexpress.com/N-HO-O-Natural-Stone/products/1107/1/0