Painting Track
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logandsawman
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I took some track photos the other day, it was evenly overcast so no shadows to warp the image:
The track in the foreground is ribbonrail on the BNSF mainline. The background is an old siding with sections. The white dots are snow. The tracks do not look nearly that rusty, buit more of a dark gray brown. I will look for a rattle can with something similar, today at the hardware store they had a "camo" color that looked very close.
Someone previously mentioned some type of camo paint.
Here is another photo showing the ties better:
In our local, the ties look pretty similar. The dusting of snow makes for good contrast.
more later, Dave
The track in the foreground is ribbonrail on the BNSF mainline. The background is an old siding with sections. The white dots are snow. The tracks do not look nearly that rusty, buit more of a dark gray brown. I will look for a rattle can with something similar, today at the hardware store they had a "camo" color that looked very close.
Someone previously mentioned some type of camo paint.
Here is another photo showing the ties better:
In our local, the ties look pretty similar. The dusting of snow makes for good contrast.
more later, Dave
Kentuckyjed
Active Member
I took some nutmeg brown and burnt umber and blended to a rust color similar to that in the picture, I used a small brush and applied to the ties and track and wiped off the top of the rails. It turned out better than I thought it would. After the ballast was applied it looked even better.
C&OMtnMan
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You have flexibility in color choice; a dreary gray day will result in the rails looking dull and gray. A brightly lit day will have things looking a bit more brown. If you want to depict newer rail, (say, a newly added siding) it’ll have a fair amount of orange to the color.
CambriaArea51
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The last track section I did I use a spray can.
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