This is the town of Ililani on my G scale (1:22.5) garden railroad. I have finished the basics and have begun to add details, such as ballast. For that I use chicken grit mixed with mortar for the mainlines which nicely simulates the crushed coral used the the Oahu Railway and Land Company. For the engine facility area, I mix basalt sand, mortar and charcoal cement paint. When I dries, I spray paint with a flat black. I've added 8 blocks to add more variety to operations on the three loops that are... read more
