Got the new weathering pens

MarkInLA May 28, 2010

  1. MarkInLA

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    I am not home yet but just bought the rail-weathering marker pens. I can't wait to get home and get rid of those silver sided rails already already !! Supposed to be real quick and easy, too ! 3 pens in pack. 3 different shades..Back to the RR !!
     
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    this was taken during the painting process with the pens.
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    same section after.
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  3. tooter

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    Wow, river... what a neat product! :)
    You can even weather rails after they're ballasted!
     
  4. MarkInLA

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    Guys, I began applying the Rust to the rails..What is the best way of removing in from the railhead after drying ? I found myself using an extremely fine pumice sharpenig block and going along in a circular motion . Forget Bright Boy. What about thin turpentine on a rag ?
    River, rails look good..Now get bottle of chrome paint and paint the plastic gaps all around the frog. I do this ..It looks great after.
     
  5. virgule

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    A simple rag will be enough if you wipe before it dries. That’s how I did it. Use isopropyl alcohol with the rag if it dried first. It’s cake.
     
  6. MarkInLA

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    OK, will do that on out. But, what is best if paint is dry and on top of rail ? Also, I'm not sure if good or bad, but I thought Floquil paint was water based. I have a couple bottles of rust and grime like this. You know, and they have that distinctive scent I anyways,( and probably most of you ) associate with the hobby. I.E. You smell this classic Floquil and think of ,say, an old wooden combine or an Ambroid Poultry car. I thus thought the rail weathering pens were going to be like this. Enamel is kind of serious and tougher to deal with. But then again I guess the water type would chip off too much when say, Bright-boying ...Tanks again..
     
  7. river_eagle

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    the pens are solvent based,
    I also just wiped it off the tops while still wet with my fingers, they stayed brown for about two days!!
    a little 91% alcohol or paint thinner on a ragshould do it.
     
  8. BarstowRick

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    So, who makes the pens and what did it set you back?

    Looks mighty fine.
     
  9. friscobob

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    IIRC, they're a Floquil product. I have a set of paint pens as well for weathering, and I did up the track on my N scale layout.

    As far as clearing paint off the railtops, I've had good success with a Bright Boy.

    On my next layout, I'll make sure to use these pens again.:thumbs_up:
     
  10. gondola1988

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    Just looked them up ay FLOQUIL.com about $8.00 a set not a bad price but how far does the markers go before they run out ? I have over 15 miles in scale of track on my layout , I would like to know if anyone else has used them their experiance with them.
     
  11. river_eagle

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    the're more like a stain than a paint, thin and smooth flowing, and the pens will go along way.
    up close look
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    so far, I've done over 200 ft of rail and 100 of ties, plus several other progects, and I'm still on the first set of pens, just remeber, they are fast drying, so make sure to recap it if you're not going to use for more than a minute or two so tips don't dry up.
    The other colors from the other two sets are great too, I wasn't in the mood to drag all the painting supplies out when I built the Western Auto, a DPM kit, so I just used the weathering pens to paint the entire thing.
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    It actually made painting the molded on window casings and trim work simple.
     

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