Weathered Rail Test
Last night I did a little test of painting rail. I again used the Floquil paint pen, but in the Rail Brown color. It was easy to apply and gives a nice weathered look.
The painted rail is on the front rail, right side. Compare it to left side of the rail that hasn’t been painted.
Here’s a look at the concrete rail.
The spike heads (or whatever they call ‘em on concrete ties) is the important thing here since this is pre-weathered track I tested. I was concerned on how the heads would look because when you paint the rails with the pens, you can’t avoid painting them too. Once the paint dried, I kinda like how it turned out. It gives the heads a little more metal look rather than having them be the same color as the ties. Tonight I’ll try out a piece of non-weathered track to see the full affect.
BNSF Bonneville, Washington
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Ooo. Thanks for the pic. Looks like the ties themselves could be weathered up some too. Maybe I’ll try the “rust” colored paint pen, see what that color looks like on the concrete ties.
I’d actually suggest an india ink wash or some thinned acrylics in mud or earth. The ink wash would do a nice simulation of the oil that settles between the rails, and the other would be a good representation of the dirt that gets kicked up in the rain.
Philip: Yeah, I was thinking a wash of some kind might be better for the ties so it would be a rather light layer of paint. The paint pen would probably be a little too much for the ties.
Thanks for the suggestion! I need to pick me up some india ink.