Viperman's HO layout progress

[viperman]

I did apply all the paints by brush. I don't even own an airbrush.

The boxcar red does not look right to me either, but that is what I was reading in some articles/books on the subject. The rust to me doesn't quite look dark enough, so I do like the idea of adding the black to it too. I'll continue painting the ties in boxcar red, since that does have more of a wood look to it, then apply a black wash over them to "grunge" them up a bit.