03-06-2011, 10:34 PM
Well, finally managed to hit up the craft store and get some larger size paintbrushes - HUGE difference. I got the 'rust' coast on another large chunk of track in a fraction of the time it was taking me before AND there are fewer shiny spots where the paint didn't cover - on the part I already did I'm just taking extra care with the grimy black so as to leave no shiny spots.
According to the article in the new issue of MRH, I'm doing it backwards, there they say to do the ground cover first and then ballast. I figure it would be easier to get the ground cover where I need it after the balalst is in place - particularly ont he sidings where there will be some weeds even in the middle. I haven't even figured out where I'm putting structures, let along plot what sort of ground cover goes where. As a lightly used branch line, I'm expecting to sprinkle plenty of weeds and so forth along the ballast, this wouldn;t have been impeccibly maintained like a premier main line.
--Randy
According to the article in the new issue of MRH, I'm doing it backwards, there they say to do the ground cover first and then ballast. I figure it would be easier to get the ground cover where I need it after the balalst is in place - particularly ont he sidings where there will be some weeds even in the middle. I haven't even figured out where I'm putting structures, let along plot what sort of ground cover goes where. As a lightly used branch line, I'm expecting to sprinkle plenty of weeds and so forth along the ballast, this wouldn;t have been impeccibly maintained like a premier main line.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad of the 1950's in HO
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Visit my web site to see layout progress and other information:
http://www.readingeastpenn.com