Weathering flextrack

[56chevytimes2]

Does anybody remember which issue of model railroader had the article on weathering flextack in it Thanks in advance.


Kurt 56chevytimes2
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[cwclark]

I use the technique of spray painting the rail from a kalmbach publication "trackside scenery"...use three colors of spray paint (primer red oxide, flat black, and primer gray) and plenty of ventilation...first i oil the top of the rails with wahl's clipper oil so the paint won't stick to them...then I spray the ties with flat black,...after it dries, i take cardstock and lay it against the rail so that it covers the ties and give the rail a light coat of the primer red oxide...after it dries I randomly spray the gray primer at various places along and above the track to add a bit of highlight to the track...after i'm done i'll wipe off the top of the rail and go over the track with a bright boy track cleaner...Chuck[:D]

[jrbarney]

Kurt,
I didn't remember, but I did a keyword search using "weathering flextrack" as the search term at the Index of Magazines. Of the four articles cited by the search, this appears to be the one closest to your enquiry:

Weathering track Model Railroader, July 1999, page 93 George Sellios' techniques for detailing flextrack ( FLEXTRACK, PAINT, "SELLIOS, GEORGE", TRACK, "TYLICK, MICHAEL", WEATHERING, MR )

If this isn't the article you're looking for, do some research using variations that you think might work.
Bob
NMRA Life 0543

[56chevytimes2]

thanks for the tips , that was the type of info I needed. now to make this code 100 look better.

Kurt 56chevytime2
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[trollw]

There is an article in the January 2005 issue of Model Railroader (one of the columns near the front of the magazine) that discusses the use of Wahl's clipper oil to protect the tops of the rails. He used one of the foam brushes to apply the oil.

[Anonymous]

I used to weather Atlas flex track with a first coat of Floquil Driftwood, after letting dry several days I then applied various Flostain wood colors to the individual ties to get a variation in tie color. I then painted the sides of the rails with a combination of Weathered Black and Rail Brown. Since the Driftwood is no longer available, I now use acrylic craft paints. The first coat is any light gray. Then a coat of raw sienna after the gray has dried. These I put on full strength. I then use thinned coats of raw umber and walnut, varying the strength among the ties. I use a flat one half inch brush and also try to get the paint on the rail sides and have found that the resulting color variation on the rails requires no further painting. Economy and lack of paint fumes are two of the advantages to this method. Also, the end result is quite pleasing to my eye.