I recently bought a bottle of rust paint so I can weather my track. This is the first time I've attempted this. About a weak ago, I did a test by painting the track of a short siding in this rust colour, being careful only to paint the sides of the rails. (FYI, my track is Code 100 HO track -- it's a mixture of Peco and Atlas.)
I'm fairly pleased with how this siding turned out. I have a tendency, however, to be heavy-handed and I might have over-painted the area a bit (I managed to get some of the rust paint onto the ties). This rusty appearance does look more realistic than having shiny, clean track.
This is rather slow-going work requiring a lot of patience. It's going to take several hours to weather the track of my small 4x6' layout.
At any rate, just wondering if anyone has any suggestions or advice on how to best weather track. I hope to eventually add other types of weathering as well, such as painting or darkening the track to show the effects of diesel and steam engines.
I also hope I've placed this question in the best category -- if not, feel free to move it!
Thanks,
Rob
I'm fairly pleased with how this siding turned out. I have a tendency, however, to be heavy-handed and I might have over-painted the area a bit (I managed to get some of the rust paint onto the ties). This rusty appearance does look more realistic than having shiny, clean track.
This is rather slow-going work requiring a lot of patience. It's going to take several hours to weather the track of my small 4x6' layout.
At any rate, just wondering if anyone has any suggestions or advice on how to best weather track. I hope to eventually add other types of weathering as well, such as painting or darkening the track to show the effects of diesel and steam engines.
I also hope I've placed this question in the best category -- if not, feel free to move it!
Thanks,
Rob