Staining ties for switches
After my freight car weathering blitz had to take a break due to cold weather (can't spray Tamiya TS-80 indoors due to complaints from management about the smell) I have moved over to preparing ties for the rebuilt Flin Flon yard throat project I started a while back. I have built a number of switches using Fast Tracks jigs, MicroEngineering Code 70 rail and PC board ties. Building switches is actually more enjoyable than I expected and will be much less expensive than buying RTR switches. I decided that staining the ties ahead of time would give better results, especially after doing some reading and watching some YouTube videos. I painted the switches (rail and PC board ties) with a mix of rust, dirt and black paint. This is a nice starting colour for rail and the PC board ties. I have also used spray paint (Rustoleum flat camouflage brown) for this but given the cold weather I hand painted instead. Ties stewing in their juices Ties being put out to dry. Don't handl