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Newbies... BE WARNED! If you spray dullcoat over chalk or other powdered weethering it will probably blast the powder(s) straight back off the car you spent hours getting just right... in my experience...anyone know how to not achieve this? <br />I was also wondering whether those "seasoned gurus" should be "well weathered gurus"? <br />Broken ties... one or two: use balsa cut to size, break and then stain/paint.... lots and other ties (stored and car loads) buy real wood ties and work on them. track weathering...have a look at my previous posts... short version is that track weathering is as complex as car weathering... you won't make it look right if you just spray it all one colour. Simple example... if a tie is just broken the broken wood will be a "fresh" lighter colour (but not white wood unless the tie is untreated - as it might be on a logging road - most ties are high pressure impregnated). If a tie has been broken some time the shattered ends will be closer to the rest of the exterior tie colour. Just a thought... what's going to have broken your tie(s)? they are hefty lumps of wood. They only usually break about the middle with a lot of force... like a BIG digger on a building site crushing through the middle. Sometimes they are cut through the (approximate) middle when track is being taken out. Otherwise they only usually bust when they are rotten... in which case they will be black(ish) right through and tatty. Where are these rotten sleepers relative to the track? Have they been replaced with new unweathered ones? Has the wet ballast (if a log road has ballast) been changed and/or drainage improved? <br />have fun :-)
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