01-06-2015, 02:32 PM
Not really the colour I was after but here are some photos of my piece of test track where I have been trying out a few methods of weathering ties and rail. It needs more work but I'm quite pleased with it so far. I will be distressing the ties more with a blade, creating more variety in the tie colors, spacing ties out more, adding rail bars, adding oil stains etc. I will experiment more with rusty rail and tie plates for the less used parts of the layout.
Any comments and advice appreciated.
Athearn Genesis GP40-2 creeping into view...
![[Image: imagejpg1_zps0e2ed6fd.jpg]](http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t484/Steve_Gibbings/imagejpg1_zps0e2ed6fd.jpg)
Happy with the basic color of the ties. Yes I know I have stray ballast particles, it's not actually cemented yet.
![[Image: imagejpg4_zpscecf9d9d.jpg]](http://i1062.photobucket.com/albums/t484/Steve_Gibbings/imagejpg4_zpscecf9d9d.jpg)
Any comments and advice appreciated.
Athearn Genesis GP40-2 creeping into view...
![[Image: imagejpg1_zps0e2ed6fd.jpg]](http://s1062.photobucket.com/user/Steve_Gibbings/media/imagejpg1_zps0e2ed6fd.jpg.html)
Happy with the basic color of the ties. Yes I know I have stray ballast particles, it's not actually cemented yet.
![[Image: imagejpg4_zpscecf9d9d.jpg]](http://s1062.photobucket.com/user/Steve_Gibbings/media/imagejpg4_zpscecf9d9d.jpg.html)
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