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I'm looking forward to the weekend, Model Rail Baseboards will be there, so come and say hello. It will be nice to put some faces to the names.

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Small update - did some ballasting, and painted the railsides of the perway sidings with the Woodlands Scenics 'steel rail' pen (still wet mind you)

 

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Will see how it looks when dry, also painted and installed some knightwing point level base thingies

 

It looks good Stephen and it's really coming to life.

 

Rich,

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One thing I would say is that it was very fast and very easy to use.

 

Shake the pen, take off the lid, run it down the rail sides (the application is designed to slot easily in) and you're done.

 

Very clean, no fuss and good coverage (comes with a spare tip too).

 

I think with a good wash over of dilute track dirt and then an attack of the airbrush it should look ok.

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Excellent finish with the ballast Stephen. I'm sure you'll remember to clean the top of the rails as soon as you use the paint pen, I missed some parts and had to scrape the top of the rails to get good contact again.

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Another coat and the woodlands ‘steel rail’ color is looking well.

 

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Might even need another coat. I reckon three coats, with letting the rails dry fully in between, and you've a good rail base for then spraying over some grime and oil stains...

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The nib was 'destroyed' by the second coat of the sidings and points in the photos - about 10 feet of track and three points.

 

Luckily, they ship the pen with a spare, so I should be able to use it until it's empty.

 

The nib is a little large for the frogs, etc, but you can get decent coverage, and I plan to cover up any gaps with grime from the airbrush.

 

In it's favour it's clean, simple, you get very good coverage with a few coats, and no overspill, and it's very very quick to use. overall, I'd recommend them.

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Am looking at maybe getting a 'starter' airbrush

 

With a longish air-line, or maybe an extension, or it'll be awkward having to move the compressor all the time when doing the track..

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How is the nib lasting? What's it like for getting in near frogs, etc?

 

I found them very easy to use myself, but the nibs don't last very long. I find the chairs on the sleepers tend to chew them up!

They should really include more than 1 extra nib.

 

I would also recommend getting an airbrush to weather the track rather than using aerosols, unless you have very good ventilation you are going to sufer from the fumes a spray can gives off. (Speaking from experience here!)

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Layout is coming along nicely Bos,your track looks very realistic.

That weathering pen is great,although I've also found the nib didn't last long either..

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fumes..... sounds like fun :)

 

Believe me, no fun at all in a confined attic space!

 

Can I ask, in that first picture are you scratchbuilding the point levers and ground frames?

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Some Catch-Ups - finally got an hour or two upstairs today!!

 

First off, RedRich sent me some Hurst Models orange piping/trunking - they look fantastic!

 

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As you can see in the last photo, I also fitted two more point motors under the board for the double slip.

 

Next, I tested the freight sidings for length - with a rake of 12 of Hidden Agenda's 46' Container Flats!

 

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The photos don't do them justice - they are stunning - all individually numbered, beautifully detailed and have a lovely weight to them!

 

Next, I played with a new Kibri kit-built Plasser

 

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Oh, and here are Dave (modelbaseboards) stunners on the right hand side, ready for the right hand loop and what will be a Whitehead inspired preservation depot:

 

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Things are looking good Stephen. Gareths wagons deserve special mention as they are amazing models, really top class modelling. The baseboards are superb looking also. Things are really looking good.

 

Rich,

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They are small card 'inserts' that come with the Cobalt Motors.

 

After you drill the hole for the motor armature to poke through, you are left with a big, 6mm hole - not good for ballasting! You slip the card insert under the point, and you get a neat little slot for the motor arm, and can then ballast safely without dropping ballast into the motor or under the board.

 

They'll need a good whack of an airbrush too - you'd think they could have printed them with ballast (or even printed them grey :) )

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