{"id":1607,"date":"2017-07-31T11:26:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T09:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boki.com.hr\/elpeso\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2017-09-04T13:03:36","modified_gmt":"2017-09-04T11:03:36","slug":"track-ballast-and-the-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.boki.com.hr\/elpeso\/progress\/track-ballast-and-the-loop\/","title":{"rendered":"Track ballast and The Loop…"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Davor ballasted modules after painting plaster undercoat. Also, The Loop begins to take its shape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Rails<\/h2>\n

Before ballasting, we painted the tracks. Oli cleaned the rails with alcohol to remove any dirt and manufacturing residue. This improves paint adherence. He used small brush (old toothbrush is even better for this!) and liberally brushed and soaked rails. Since alcohol evaporates quickly it was dry for next step in no time.\u00a0 Niko used airbrush to paint all the rails and ties dark brown with Tamiya acrylic colors. Rails are painted from both sides (and top) which gives a overspray over the ties and reduces its plastic looks. While the paint was still wet we cleaned rail tops with scrap pieces of soft wood.<\/p>\n