I have been hunting for the article on weathering track Sellios did from the July 1999 ( I believe it is) Model Railroader Mag. Short of ordering a back issue, does anyone have that article who could post it here, summarize what he said or scan it and send it to me?
I would appreciate any information you could post from that article. If you have a scanner and could email me the article let me know, that would be nice also. But a summarization of techniques woulb be nice too.
I have tons of back issues, but do not seem to have that one. Since that is the only article from that mag I am looking for, I do not want to order the back issue if it is avoidable.
TIA.
George paints his track w/Floquil Rail Brown. For variation on little used-track he uses Rust & Roof Brown.When color base is dry, he colors the ties w/medium gray & raw umber acrylic paints.He brush blends the 2 to produce subtle differences. It’s not necessary to paint every tie.Tie color looks unrealistic at this stage, but ballasting & weathering will make the color more natural. He uses several types of ballast. Highball Products Dirt for spurs, but most of the mainline w/ Woodland Scenics. He mixes 2 bags of Medium Grey to 1 bag of Medium Buff to achive a subtle look. Mainline gets weathered w/ stain of Floquil Grimy Black between the rails & Rust on the outside. Final details are spills of coal, grain, & sand to the trackside.Fasten w/white glue making sure details don’ t interfere w/train operation. After all is dry clean railheads.
Thanks for that information. Is that from the article or did you find this out otherwise? Just curious. Sounds like what is done since it looks that way.
In regards to the MR article, I wrote to them and got this response:
“Unfortunately, we do not offer article copies of our back issues unless the issue is sold out. The particular article you are looking for is not currently available in PDF format. If you would like a copy of the July 1999 issue of Model Railroader it is available for $5.50 plus $4.95 for shipping and handling. For Pennsylvania residents add 6% sales tax to the subtotal.”
The over all price is a tad more that I want to spend for one article.
Got any local train shows near you? You cna find old issues for 50 cents, up to a buck or two. Most vendors will make a deal if you take a big pile of them, too. That’s hw I’ve filled in my collection for the past 20 or so years, and built up quite a few issues older than that, some complete years, some indivicual issues. I really liek reading the older issues, there’s always some good ideas.
The killer there is the S&H, more than the original cover price of the magazine,. ZOINKS!
I actually was just at a show, but they did not have that article. i also have a lot of back issues, but you know how it is… someone tells you to look at this or that, and it is always in one of the magazines that you do not have.
Cletus,
You don’t have to be an NMRA member to ask them to make a photocopy of an article for you. The fee is slightly higher, but still less than you were quoted for an entire back issue. Contact the Kalbach Memorial Library at: http://www.nmra.org/library/
Or, if you live near a large city, check the library or see if you can find a copy at a used book/magazine store. Hope this helps.
Bob
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