Someone once said that they used a formula of India Ink along with another compound to color the KATO ballast to make it more realistic, does anyone know what that is, or have heard of it.
The Late Ron Montey, a fine Gentleman, Hobby Shop owner and Member of BatoN Rouge N-Trak, taught me many tricks. One was a mix of rubbing alcohol and indian ink that was used to highlight grills and fans. This will work on track ballast too, I know because I've used it for that also. ------------------ Brent Tidaback, Member #234 BNSF Railfan-to-the Max and a N-Scaler to boot! Ship it on the Route of The Roadrunners! The Aransas Odessa & Western, a division of the BNSF
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Alan Richards: Someone once said that they used a formula of India Ink along with another compound to color the KATO ballast to make it more realistic, does anyone know what that is, or have heard of it. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I've used KATO Unitrak for three different layouts and have found that the india ink/alcohol wash did'nt have the desired effect on the plastic ballast (works great on regular ballast though). What did work was dry tempera (poster) paint. I take a dry brush and work the tempera powder into the space between the rails. I then mist the area with water and the paint liquifies and moves into the nooks and cranies. It does a really great job of weathering the roadbed. Ed Harrison ------------------ Ed's Mental Cab Ride
Thanks for the reply, I will forward it on. Having a place to get good unbiased answers is a bonus for this group and I appreciate that very much.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by John Nutt: Ed--Is dry tempera a color or just some type of chalk?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Tempera paint is a powdered pigment that when mixed with water makes "poster paint." It is usually found at school supplies and sometimes WalMart stocks it in their office supplies section. Ed Harrison ------------------ Ed's Mental Cab Ride
Thanks Ed for your response. I'll try an art store this afternoon. Enjoyed your web site. Your pictures from under the Pepper Street bridge bring back many good memories from the late 1970's when I was able to railfan the Colton area.
In the past, I've used tempera to color my scenery, instead of "wet" paint. I used a sifter to sift on the tempera and even mixed tones this way. A major color I used was burnt-umber. ------------------ Keep on Track'N at www.phcomputing.com Harold Riley
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sd75mac: In the past, I've used tempera to color my scenery, instead of "wet" paint. I used a sifter to sift on the tempera and even mixed tones this way. A major color I used was burnt-umber.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Flashing back to ZIP Texturing, huh Harold! Ed ------------------ Ed's Mental Cab Ride
