What Peter used

MATERIALS

◆◆ Woodland Scenics Scenic Glue

◆◆ Scenecraft Large Aggregate bags (44-532)

◆◆ Rails and sleepers from piece of track

◆◆ Rust-coloured acrylic paint

◆◆ Ballast

◆◆ Various permanent way figures

TOOLS

◆◆ Paintbrushes ◆◆ Track cutters ◆◆ Model Maker craft knife and Dual Grit Flexi Sanders

1

I found a spare piece of Bachmann sectional straight track, so I used a pair of track cutting shears to remove the pre-fitted fishplates at each end.

2

The plastic sleepers were then peeled away from the rails. Take care – the ends of the rail may be sharp. With Flexitrack, the rails can usually be slid out from the sleepers/rail chairs.

3

The plastic sleepers are joined together with a moulded webbing, which was cut away with the track cutters, leaving lots of individual sleepers.

4

The edges of the sleepers were then tidied up of any remaining excess plastic using a combination of a small flat file, craft knife and Dual Grit Flexi Sanders.

5

The lengths of rail and the sleepers were then painted with a variety of rust-coloured paints from the Railway Track Fast Method Paint Set by MIG (Ref. A.MIG-7471). A couple of coats were required.

6

When the paint was dry, the sleepers and rail sections were fixed into the scene with a couple of spots of Woodland Scenics Glue. Check for wheel clearance when fixing rails in the ‘four foot’.

7

Bachmann Scenecraft Large Aggregate bags (Ref. 44-532) come pre-painted, but I wanted to improve them with a realistic load. A blob of Woodland Scenics Scenic Glue was brushed onto the top.

8

Some ballast chippings were then sprinkled onto the wet glue. I only had a fairly coarse grade of ballast to hand but it still looked better than using the bags straight from the box.