Wondering if people who used this product are satisfied, and if so can post pictures of the results.
Thanks!
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fwiw: I tried it - didn't work on Ross track very well, maybe it was the spikes, but even on in-between sections result was disappointing.
Hey Max,
As an experiment, I tried weathering an O-36 curved piece of FT last year and also used a black Sharpie to try and black out the center rail and the Woodland Scenics pen to "weather/rust" the outside rails. I thought it worked well, but was pretty labor intensive - about 15 minutes to do a 10" section.
I'll try to take a pic tonight and post the result and you can see what it looks like.
Its O.K. The steel rail TT4580 is decent. I'd avoid the rust color as it will make the track too orange.
I used two hands, trying to keep the applicator pushed about halfway into the pen for a nice flow of paint as I tried to steadily drag it along the rail. If I got it just right it painted the rail fairly good on the first pass.
There will be spots to second coat and /or touch up. Some of the pens go farther than others. I suppose this is due to how long it sat on the shelf or innaccurate fill at the factory.
The main thing as far as fastrack is concerned, is to also paint the very top edge of the plastic roadbed at the base of the rail.
This part of the plastic roadbed has the simulated spikes but also represents the flared out bottom of the rail. Painting this helps give the u shaped fastrack rail a "bit" more of a real rail appearance.
Don't paint the center rail as it will stand out. If you look at my photo you can actually see the ties reflecting off of the center rail "kinda" giving the illusion that the ties are through.
Eventually I plan to weather the plastic roadbed with chalk or powders in rust and brown tones to tone it down and blend it in a little .
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Max
I did several hundred feet of fastrack and it was easy with the pens.
I didn't do the center rail.
The pens surprised me with how long they lasted. I ended up with extras.
Here are some pictures to try to explain. I'm toy so don't get me confused with perfection with my trains. lol lol
Larry 
Still having fun , and now with One Gauge to.
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When using it on Gargraves, I found it works better if first the rails are cleaned with a Q tip and alcohol. I think there is an oil residue left from the forming process. Also, Ricko is right; go with the steel rail color.
Jim
The pens worked fairly well for my Lionel FastTrack but the tips frayed a little sooner than I would have expected.
Easy to use on Gargraves track. A bit more labor intensive on Ross track because of the spikes. Easy part was the clean-up, there was none...............
The best way to do it is to use a spray paint like Krylon camo paint. If the track is not down yet you can spray each piece outside. If the track is already down then a air brush is the best option.
The paint pen can be torture and takes awhile to do it. I have tried it and I gave up after a few sections of track.
Dave
Attached are a couple of pic's that show my experiment with weathering FT and using the paint pens to color the inside and outside rails. A plain piece of FT is at the top in each pic to show the difference in appearance.
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RickO posted:Its O.K. The steel rail TT4580 is decent. I'd avoid the rust color as it will make the track too orange.
I used two hands, trying to keep the applicator pushed about halfway into the pen for a nice flow of paint as I tried to steadily drag it along the rail. If I got it just right it painted the rail fairly good on the first pass.
There will be spots to second coat and /or touch up. Some of the pens go farther than others. I suppose this is due to how long it sat on the shelf or innaccurate fill at the factory.
The main thing as far as fastrack is concerned, is to also paint the very top edge of the plastic roadbed at the base of the rail.
This part of the plastic roadbed has the simulated spikes but also represents the flared out bottom of the rail. Painting this helps give the u shaped fastrack rail a "bit" more of a real rail appearance.
Don't paint the center rail as it will stand out. If you look at my photo you can actually see the ties reflecting off of the center rail "kinda" giving the illusion that the ties are through.
Eventually I plan to weather the plastic roadbed with chalk or powders in rust and brown tones to tone it down and blend it in a little .
I really like how you ballasted your fast track, looks really good!
Rick, that looks really, really nice. I have to try do that. When you have time on your hands, you could paint the lantern targets.
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Larry Sr. posted:Max
I did several hundred feet of fastrack and it was easy with the pens.
I didn't do the center rail.
The pens surprised me with how long they lasted. I ended up with extras.
Here are some pictures to try to explain. I'm toy so don't get me confused with perfection with my trains. lol lol
Larry
Still having fun , and now with One Gauge to.
Wow Larry! That looks Great !
Wow Larry, the layout looks great. What did you use for the white and yellow lines on your roadways?
