Old rusted track attempt...

[wombat457]

When I read Manatua Mikes "Rust" idea, I had to try it. Spent the last week or so waiting for my steel wool pad to rust down to dust, which finally happened.

This is the result of a first "rusty track" attempt:

Thanks for looking guys, and all comments welcome.

 

[mantua mike]

I like it.

 

[wombat457]

Thanks Mike.

The photo makes it look worse, rust wise, than it actually is. It isn't "completely rusted out" ... yet!

Thanks for looking and commenting, appreciate the feedback.

 

[Dudepants]

thats awesome!

 

[bnsf971]

Are you planning to run trains over sections of track you've done this to?

 

[JimT]

Very nice effect! I'm going to go back and read how it's done!

 

[wombat457]

Thanks Gentlemen,

Are you planning to run trains over sections of track you've done this to?

Heck no. This was just for looks and to have something a little different on the layout. Truth is, I most likely wont even include a section like this now I have/am converting my track to Peco.

Very nice effect! I'm going to go back and read how it's done!

It really wasn't hard to do. I just did as Manatua Mike said - put a steel wool pad in some for water and left it, draining a little water out each day until the whole thing had rusted away. That took about a week to happen. I then crushed the rusted remains up into a fine powder and sprinkled it over the track before giving it a "light" squirt of PVA/water. If I were to do it again though, I'd probably use something to "place the pva/water exactly where I wanted it, let it dry, the sprinkle more rust ovet the whole thing before giving it a decent squirt, allowing the pva/water to move the rust around a bit.

thats awesome!

Thanks Dudepants. It was fun and easy

 

[tootnkumin]

Might be good too for heavily rusted equipment. (boxcar, gondola sides etc.)

 

[wombat457]

Yeah, it would be. Actually, I think that was what mantua Mike used it for more than for track work.