Diamond Scale Turntable Question

[Luzhin]

For those of you who have built a Diamond Scale TT: how did you fini***he "ties" that support the ring rail? They are made out of plaster, but are they supposed to be wood? Concrete? Did TT from the early part of the century ever have concrete ties to which the ring rail is fastened? Because they are made of plaster, even painted brown they don't particularly look like wood. Any suggestions from experienced hands?

Luzhin

[Anonymous]

I painted them black first, to match the atlas track used elsewhere, then Roof Brown and weathered them.

[Anonymous]

I stained mine with "Flo-stain". I don't know if you can get it anymore but you could substute "Min-wax" from Lowes. Then I put an Alcohol/india ink wash on them to make them look cruddy.

With the new CMR TT that I just finished, I painted them brown with a grimey black/wash overlay.

If anyone is interested in a Diamond Scale TT let me know as I've got a second one that I'm probably never going to finish.

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Bob