Hi Bob; I wouldn't consider option 3 on a serious layout any more than I would run undec. equipment. Under the Christmas tree is a different matter...
If the track is not ballasted yet, I'll use the airbrush to spray rusty-brown from the sides along the rail and tie plates, then a grungy black-brown from somewhat above pointing the airbrush down the track (which keeps most of the paint off the rail sides). This is for heavy use track; a branch or short line might have brownish ties with a lot of aged-wood gray tones (bushed on individually for flex track). Already ballasted track gets brush painted. In either case, the finished, ballasted track gets a wash of rust or grungy-black or both, unless it represents freshly ballasted track. The paint pens are an interesting idea I haven't tried, I think a variety of colors are available in art supply stores which might make it easier to get just the ones you want. Pieter E. Roos --- On Mon, 8/23/10, shabbona_rr <[email protected]> wrote: > FNF, SMF and SNF. I've been working > all weekend ballasting and detailing Mooar Yard, and I have > a question regarding weathering rail (unless you use > pre-weathered rail) > > 1. How do you paint the rail? > > 2. What color do you paint it? > > 3 Do you even bother (I'm beginning to lean towards > #3)? > > I've been using Testors (Model Master) Dark Tan to > represent rust, and applying it with a pipe cleaner. In the > past, I have simply sprayed the track with Dark Tan and > cleaned the rail heads. What do YOU do? > > Bob Nicholson > _________________________________________ ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
