NS Peak Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 (edited) I am about to start rack laying and ballasting and want to spray y track first with something like sleeper grime to weather the rails (I hate shinny rails on a layout). Now I hit a problem. I love in the Netherlands and can’t get paint particularly spray paint delivered from the uk. This means I am stuck with using something like TAMIYA or REVELL spray cans. Can anyone tell me why would be the best colour to use for weathering track from either TAMIYA or REVELL spray cans or point me to anywhere I the Netherlands I can get soothing like Railmatch sleeper grime over here? Edited May 10, 2021 by NS Peak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted May 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2021 This topic might give you more brands to search for, Montana is made by the Plastikote group and some of theirs is made in the Netherlands so there should be an alternative to their basalt. , 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted May 10, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10, 2021 I got some cans of a tata car colour mixed but got tham to make it matt. If you Google tatami brown you may get a code 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS Peak Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 Cheers Paul, Happy to take a look at other brands , was looking at TAMIYA or REVELL as I know most of the model shops in the Netherlands stock these as spray cans. (Boy do I miss a uk model shop and frequent trips back and forth) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NS Peak Posted May 11, 2021 Author Share Posted May 11, 2021 Hello Paul, one can of Montana gold basalt ordered and on its way. Thanks stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted May 11, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 11, 2021 (edited) One thing I found handy is to have a small offcut of wood, (I keep little offcuts of 2x1 just for this), or thick card to wipe along the rail tops immediately after spraying as it’s a lot easier than scrubbing it off after it’s dried. If you use the cut end the slight roughness also takes the paint off the angle at the top of the railhead slightly so it doesn’t gunge up the flanges. Edited May 11, 2021 by PaulRhB 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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