Here are some before and after pictures of cork roadbed and stone spray paint. This looks way better than I thought it would. By the time I do the whole layout and landscape everything, it’s going to be nice.
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That does look good!
Neat to see it used on cork roadbed, it does look good!
I use it on roadbed cut from 1/2" MDF on my clockwork layout - I’ve been meaning to add extra ties to the track, need to get going on that project.
- James
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Great idea!
Nice @JamesP
I noticed the Marx freight terminal in the far back. We had one in my younger days and didn’t realize it could be used with trains and thought it was just a playset. We eventually gave it to a younger cousin and it is long gone.
It’s a bit out of scale, but with a few boxcars in front and the warehouse in the background, I’m happy with the way it looks. It does take up a lot of real estate, though.
The Marx Freight Terminal is moderately popular with Standard Gauge folks, being in somewhat greater proportion with the larger trains.
I had one and had to get rid of it. I thought it was really neat, but I just don’t have the room on my layout for one single building that large.
Yes Marx figures are generally 54 mm and that’s close to 1/32 scale which looks great with smaller Standard gauge locos like the numbers 8, 10, 33, etc. and the smaller 500 series freight cars.
I am modeling On30 narrow gauge which uses HO track. Would the fleck spray paint be appropriate, or do the flecks bump up an make it rough for HO track
The store I went to only had the Rust-Oleum brand, so I can only speak about that particular brand. To me, it seems to have some raised texture, but not too much, and not sticking up too high or bumpy. It’s like when you are having a small amount of sawdust in the paint, but the sawdust is laying down flat not sticking up vertically. I think it would be okay for you.
Probably the best answer I can tell you, is that the representation on the plastic cap is accurate in regards to both the color and the texture, so if you like what you see on the plastic cap, you are probably safe to give it a try. It does take 3-4 hours to dry.
I will have to think about putting down the track while it is drying to see if the ties sink into the paint. Could be a mess though.
I am painting my roadbed outside and then installing it after the paint is dry
Does that mean that you paint the cork (?) separately before you install it on the layout?
Other people might not, but I am, because it is spray paint. I first cut the pieces to size as best I can, then I paint them outside and when they are dry bring them back in to install as I lay my track. This works okay for me.
Looks great and really like the look of your layout. Tin buildings go good with those prewar trains.
We had a warm day today and I was off from work, so I went outside and sprayed my roadbed pieces that I had cut from 1/4" cork.
If anyone is wondering, two cans of the Rust-Oleum stone paint will paint you about 35 or so feet of roadbed.
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Did you use primer? I’ve done it both ways, and I prefer to spray the roadbed with gray primer, and then paint it with the stone fleck paint. Coverage is better, and the more expensive stone fleck paint goes further.
James
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I did not use primer. That would definitely have improved the coverage of the fleck paint because if the gray primer showed through it wouldn’t really matter.