Between rail brown and rust, definitely rail brown. If PollyScale, I'd suggest
railroad tie brown.
Being nervous about the impending demise of all model railroad paints, I
decided to try mixing artists colors. My first project happened to be rail
brown. I ended up with:
3 Black
1 white
5 burnt sienna
2 yellow (cadmium)
The burnt sienna gives it a subtle rusty look - you could use burnt umber if
you wanted a more blackish rail. The yellow moves the brown to a tan. I also
discovered that it doesn't work to take the paint outside and compare it to
rail. The different lighting makes a huge difference in the perceived color.
Another discovery - if you want to match Floquil rail brown (the new version)
you have to add green. Go figure.
I'm using Golden paints, the thinnest viscosity ("medium" if I remember
correctly), which you can get at artists' stores. They also have an airbrush
medium (like thinned matte medium) that you can mix with the colors to spray
it. So far I'm up to "OK" airbrushing this stuff - not ready for prime time.
Even if the Golden brand disappears, these artist colors are consistent from
brand to brand, and I can come back years later and match the colors if I cut
in a new switch or repair a track.
-Michael Eldridge
-Laying track in the yard (hand laid, with tie plates and Proto87 spikes)
--- In [email protected], Edward Davis <edandhdavis@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to decide between rail brown and rust in choosing the correct
> color for mainline rail. Thoughts? Opinions? I'm not in position to
> physically check real mainline rail.
>
> Ed Davis
> Stockton
>
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