Painting wheels for roller bearing and standard bearing trucks
One of my pet peeves is otherwise nicely done models riding on shiny metal wheels - it ruins the effect of all the other work done on the model. And you should NOT use plastic wheelsets - they seem to attract dirt and grime and gum up your track. Swap out the plastic wheels for aftermarket metal wheelsets. Most of my replacement wheelsets are Intermountain, available in boxes of 100 axles. The wheel profile is not the best but they are readily available and are generally in proper gauge or easily adjusted. I have tried other brands but they are hit and miss as far as being readily available locally. I have found that Rapido wheelsets are always too narrow compared to the NMRA, and they are a bugger to regauge. My process for the wheels is fairly simple and gives good results. Below are my go to paints: Vallejo Air Black and Vallejo Game Effects Dry Rust If you want to you can first clean the wheels with 99% (or whatever % you h...