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Old 12th August 2009, 20:33
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Originally Posted by Toddington Ted View Post
......................I would appreciate any hints on how to weather the track, especially the ballast, which is all too fresh for my liking!
Hi Ted,
Many modellers use an airbrush but I prefer to do it by hand and concentrate initially on the sides of the rails. I then go over the ballast and sleepers with a very dry brush to give the effect of rust and brake dust staining whilst still allowing some of the original ballast colour to show through.
The colour I use is Humbrol Enamel no.98 which is the closest I can find to the now discontinued "Track Colour" I find that most of the paints sold as "rust colour" are far too red for trackwork.

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