railsquid Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 And as it's An Unusually Productive Day and the platform modifications are working better than I imagined, finished off the far end: takahachikawa-2024-03-10_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr takahachikawa-2024-03-10_03 by Rail Squid, on Flickr Platform detaily bits add for position checking, will paint/decorate another time: takahachikawa-2024-03-10_04 by Rail Squid, on Flickr takahachikawa-2024-03-10_05 by Rail Squid, on Flickr 9 Link to comment
railsquid Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 On 3/10/2024 at 10:46 PM, railsquid said: Platform detaily bits add for position checking, will paint/decorate another time: takahachikawa-2024-03-10_04 by Rail Squid, on Flickr And that time was today: takahachikawa-2024-03-18_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr It was worth trimming the circular bits which stop the supporting poles sinking too far into the platform, as they look a little oversize when viewed through the cruel lens of the camera. 9 Link to comment
JR East Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Nice details especially the rust ... love it 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 Tomix track pens (cat. no. 8008) cover a multitude of sins ;). Added some olde-style platform edge dashed lines from a Kato platform accessories sheet: takahachikawa-2024-03-20_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr 3 Link to comment
Madsing Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 8 hours ago, railsquid said: Tomix track pens (cat. no. 8008) I use them too, mostly to paint rails, but they are unfortunately unavailable for many years... Is there something similar available from other brands? Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 On 3/21/2024 at 9:02 AM, Madsing said: I use them too, mostly to paint rails, but they are unfortunately unavailable for many years... Is there something similar available from other brands? Have yet to encounter any, though I hope if Tomix doesn't re-release them, Poppondetta might bring out something similar. 1 Link to comment
railsquid Posted April 8 Author Share Posted April 8 Minor recent developments: takahachikawa-2024-04-08_01 by Rail Squid, on Flickr takahachikawa-2024-04-08_02 by Rail Squid, on Flickr 4 Link to comment
Beaver Posted April 8 Share Posted April 8 On 3/21/2024 at 12:02 AM, Madsing said: Is there something similar available from other brands? Humbrol AV0100 Weathering Pens set includes rust colours suitable for track. No idea of global availability however. 1 1 Link to comment
SL-san Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 8 hours ago, Beaver said: Is there something similar available from other brands? Woodland Scenics Track Painter felt tipped pens have TT4580 Steel Rail, TT4581 Rusty Rail and TT4582 Weathered Tie which do the job. Graeme 1 Link to comment
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