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No.42 After the poppy seeds

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I feel this entry might be slightly disjointed.   It is potentially a huge subject and it is a case of not knowing where best to start.   I did think of using the title “What’s black and white and read all over?” Hornby Scenics Medium Black and Medium Light Grey gravels mixed + Maroon (not Red) Morris Minor Traveller Ballasting all the visible trackwork with Blue Poppy Seeds is becoming just a distant memory and it is time to stop making excuses and get on with some more scenery. Hornby Scenics Fine Grey gravel with a sprinkling of Gaugemaster Coal I did make a start with the coal yard and found that I could make an acceptable surfacing by mixing Scenics fine gravel with wall paper paste spread using a stainless steel spatula. I used the same technique for the road over bridge The hardboard lift out section of road was surfaced with mix of Scenics fine grey gravel mixed into a paste with wall paper adhesive and trowelled into...