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[Fluesheet]

Those weathered ties look terrific, but I would comment that you might not want to have one in the middle of a stretch of "good" ties as maintenance would have caught that, and not on a mainline, either. On a seldom used and/or semi-abandoned spurline...outstanding~!

Meanwhile, I would be remiss if I did not compliment you on your use of your track gang to showcase your progress!

Thanks for the kind comments Mountain Man. Your point is well taken and I agree. The layout represents a very low speed and deferred maintenance industrial area, so can get away with bad ties given train speed - even on the "main" line. In a perfect world, the distressed vs. good tie ratio should be reversed - but there are just too many! I'd estimate that 10-15% of the ties are at least faded / aged with white paint. Very few got the "rotted" treatment, though I really like it.

I may destroy a few more over time (it's fun!), though most will be limited to fading and putting in a few superficial scratches that can be darkened with a wash.