12-15-2010, 09:14 PM
Progress???
I painted the rail sides. Started with a brown Sharpie but the colour that came out was more Oxblood (remember that show polish?) so I overdid it with Floquil Rail colour, which is a light rust but came out interestingly over the brown.
Then I started removing the old track. Not too bad until I found that the old turnouts were 1/4" shorter than the new ones. Who knew that nickle-silver would shrink that much over 30 years.
and the short piece of rail I put in (shorter than a pair of rail joiners) was too long and going to be too-er long.
I painted the rail sides. Started with a brown Sharpie but the colour that came out was more Oxblood (remember that show polish?) so I overdid it with Floquil Rail colour, which is a light rust but came out interestingly over the brown.
Then I started removing the old track. Not too bad until I found that the old turnouts were 1/4" shorter than the new ones. Who knew that nickle-silver would shrink that much over 30 years.
and the short piece of rail I put in (shorter than a pair of rail joiners) was too long and going to be too-er long.
David
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.
Moderato ma non troppo
Perth & Exeter Railway Company
Esquesing & Chinguacousy Radial Railway
In model railroading, there are between six and two hundred ways of performing a given task.
Most modellers can get two of them to work.