I give up. I’m sure that within the last couple of months I’ve seen an item–I’m almost certain it’s in print form–that involved spray-painting the ties in a grayish color and then brushing an oil color (umber? sienna?) more or less randomly over it. I thought it would be a snap to look it up later, but I’ve tried lots of word combinations, and I’ve checked outside this forum, and I’ve leafed through the last three years of MR, and as clear as my visual memory is, the rest is just not coming to me. I don’t like troubling anyone, and I like even less the blow to my frequent bragging about my recall ability, but I surrender. Can anyone tell me where I’ll find this? I think it may appear as one step in a larger article, occupying perhaps a third of a page or less. I’d go so far as to say I think it’s on the lower left of a two-page spread, but that isn’t something I can put in a search engine. Thanks for your help.
EROSEBUD,
If I may make a suggestion,Just ‘‘Google’’, Model Railroad Weathering Rail Ties with Oils,I just did and there are so many technique’s,just read away…
Cheers,
Frank
I’ve used oils to weather all the ties on my layout and I’ve written about this on my blog. Here’s the link to the “ties” category:
http://themodelrailwayshow.com/cn1950s/?cat=45
Not sure if it’ll answer your questions - but enjoy if you visit!
- Trevor Marshall
Port Rowan in 1:64
An S scale model of a Canadian National
branch line terminal in Southern Ontario:
http://themodelrailwayshow.com/cn1950s
Pages 30 & 31 of the July 2013 Model Railroader. P 30 pertains to concrete ties, p 31 to wood ties. Part of an article by Pelle Soeborg entitled “How to Make Track Look Realistic.”
Good luck!
I must have looked at that article four times on the strength of the title during my search, but as my wife says, I obviously man-looked. Thanks for the help.
Don’t worry, I’m accused of that many times by mine. Trouble is, she’s generally correct!
It sounds like the article by Lance Mindheim in the MR “Realistic Reliable Track” special issue. It was in fact on the left hand page, and described the process as it related to a turnout.
You win the big pink teddy bear, Rob. I was ready to accept the Pelle reference suggested by another contributor, but Lance Mindheim kept coming to mind–you’d think that with all these details so clear I should be able to remember the main thing, but in my defense I’ll say that I had cleverly hidden my copy of the special track issue on my shelf of frequently-referred-to material and then didn’t, you know, refer to it. Thanks for the help!