Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
He'll be rail head cleaning at some point...
The Sheep Chronicles. A Sheep dips his hooves in various bucolic backwaters.
He'll be rail head cleaning at some point...
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Very nice Mr Sheep like. I like it.
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
I shall try my best Simon but quite frankly I haven't got a clue myself......yet....
Rob.
simond
Western Thunderer
yeah. We all do that, the trick is to get something that looks good first...
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Right. Sorted myself out. Here goes.
There is no underlay. The track is laid direct to the board.
Everything is then sprayed with Humbrol acrylic Dark Earth from a rattly can.
The rail sides are then coloured using Humbrol Iron Oxide weathering powder which is then sealed with a dusting of acrylic matt varnish.
I then paint the sleepers with Humbrol 173 track colour. This is wiped off to varying degrees using a cotton bud.
The rail sides are toned down using Humbrol smoke weathering powder before Dark Earth, White and Smoke weathering powders are added to the sleepers.
Once happy, it's all sealed with more Acrylic matt varnish.
Further tweaking can be done once the ballast is down.
I hope this helps. I tend not to take too much notice of what I'm doing, working on the 'if it looks right.....' basis. My modelling sort of evolves really, no skill involved and certainly no science!!
Rob
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Thank you for your description - I'll have to add weathering powders to my track weathering armoury.
The track is very effective - especially when the 'wood grain' is revealed. Necessary, I think, for lightly used/run down branch lines.
The track is very effective - especially when the 'wood grain' is revealed. Necessary, I think, for lightly used/run down branch lines.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Good to see it's not just me that works in an unscientific manner. I generally just try different stuff until it looks about done. Causes lots of issues though when I try and replicate what I've done or get asked how to do it!
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Doesn't it just - I was recently asked how (and in what colour mix ratio) I achieved a pinkish/orange colour for 1950's mass produced Fletton bricks.
In the end I recreated a palette of the Vallejo base colours I used (on a jam jar lid) to demonstrate my unscientific mixing approach.
PaulR
Western Thunderer
That trackwork looks fantastic, Rob.
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Very kind, Paul. It is very much an ongoing experiment........I'm learning all the time.
You're welcome
Rob.
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Evening all.
Very much a test piece.
Bored with painting sleepers, I threw some ballast at one section of track to see how it might look. No glue, just brushed into place.
I have to say, I'm quite pleased with the result.
Just have to knuckle down and finish the painting and weathering
....
Rob.
Very much a test piece.
Bored with painting sleepers, I threw some ballast at one section of track to see how it might look. No glue, just brushed into place.
I have to say, I'm quite pleased with the result.
Just have to knuckle down and finish the painting and weathering
....Rob.
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Thanks Phil.
Here's a few more shots......still a work in progress of course but happy thus far.
Rob.
Yorkshire Dave
Western Thunderer
Hi Rob
What did you use to create the caked spilt oil/grease effect on these sleepers highlighted in your photo below? Or was it serendipity?
What did you use to create the caked spilt oil/grease effect on these sleepers highlighted in your photo below? Or was it serendipity?
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Hi Dave,
She had nothing to do with it. It was an occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Rob.
