I have finally finished adding details and weathering the track on my N Gauge (1:148) station throat. In this video I will show you the steps I followed to turn a bare baseboard into a wonderful station throat so evocative of the early 1990s neglect in our large town railway stations.
I show how I prepared the baseboard ready to add the ballast and weathering.
I show the technique I used to paint the track and make it look realistically dirty and neglected.
Using paint and dry-brushing techniques I make the buffer stops look old and rusty.
I use cheaply-available commercial products to add drainage, point motors, speed signs, and railway sleepers into the scene to enhance the feeling of dirty neglect in the railway station diorama.
The techniques I use are not just suitable for N Gauge. They can be used in other scales and gauges too, such as HO scale and 00 Gauge.
N GAUGE SCRATCH BUILT MODEL
N GAUGE UK MODEL RAILWAY LAYOUT
I am not sponsored by anyone, and the links below do not make me money. The products I used in this video are:
Sleepers: https://www.scalemodelscenery.co.uk/lx080-n-railway-sleepers-n2mm1148-10651-p.asp
Drainage: https://www.scalemodelscenery.co.uk/lx064-n-laser-cut-trackside-drainage-manholes-etc-n2mm1148-1807-p.asp
Speed signs: https://www.scalemodelscenery.co.uk/lx130-n-railway-speed-restriction-signs-pack-of-28-n2mm1148-8327-p.asp
Point motors https://www.nbrasslocos.co.uk/nline4.html
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00:00 Introduction
00:45 Preparation
01:03 Track
01:35 Spur
02:01 Buffers
02:19 Drainage
02:51 Point motors
03:30 Cabinets
04:00 Ballast
05:38 Weeds
05:56 Sleepers
06:10 Track weathering
06:39 Testing
07:04 Speed signs
07:52 Moving on