Anyone up for some CHEAP trackside detail?

[tommyr]

This is a good cheap idea. But the best thing about it is it is something you & your little guy can do together. Good on ya.
Tom

[selector]

Actually, Jay, that is one type of detail I am actively considering placing around the road. I am going to paint up some pieces of rail a rusty colour, maybe bend a few, and place them here and there. Grande Man's ties will be close by. [tup]

[Anonymous]

i already kinda do that. i also do that with scraps of rails around switches and at the end of track.

[grandeman]

That's what I like about you guys, the smallest tidbit of info is apprieciated. I know I apprieciate the many I get here.

***And I can get away with calling ya'll cheap and nobody gets mad at me. Lol [:D]***

[West Coast S]

Cheap....what's wrong with cheap? Details make the difference Grande Man. Looking good from my end.

[cheese3]

Cool! I know exactly where this detail is going to be on my new layout. Thanks for sharing!

[grandeman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by selector

You funny guy! Of course we're up for CHEAP details.

Thanks. Good idea.

Crandell, I didn't mean to call you guys cheap. [:p]

Now if the shoe fits... [:D]

[selector]

You funny guy! Of course we're up for CHEAP details.

Thanks. Good idea.

[grandeman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by simon1966

Nice idea. I have recently purchased a bag of ready weathered ties from the hand laying track section of a hobby shop, so I am fairly set for ties for a while!!

Nice. A bag full may come in handy on a decent sized layout.

I couldn't find any locally and saw these as a light project that the little guy could really help with.

Later, Eric

[simon1966]

Nice idea. I have recently purchased a bag of ready weathered ties from the hand laying track section of a hobby shop, so I am fairly set for ties for a while!!

[grandeman]

Hey ya'll. As our base scenery is mostly complete, we've begun some detail work. I thought some of you might be interested in this small item of interest we ran across the other day at Hobby Lobby. It's common to see old or new crossties along side prototype tracks, right? Well, correctly sized, 2 foot balsa wood stips can be bought for 24 cents apiece! What you see in the pics set me back 72 cents plus tax! We cut them to length based on a scrap Code 83 tie, painted them with acrylic burnt umber, and weathered them with chalk. Little grande man cut and painted two of the three stips and I weathered them and cemented them to the scenes. I know this isn't anything Earth shattering, but thought ya'll might like them too. [:)]