Advice on painting track

[Slotbob]

Question for "theroad87":

Is that a scoop of corned beef hash in the middle of your layout?

[shadowracer]

Originally Posted by Jim Norton

Regretfully, painting Tomy track a lighter color really puts emphasis on all the joint connections. These read as black against a very light background.

Jim Norton
Huntsville, AL

Doesn't that kind of depend on the grade of gray you use?

[theroad87]

Originally Posted by Slotbob

Question for "theroad87": Is that a scoop of corned beef hash in the middle of your layout?

No, it's an HO RR resin junk pile I rescued from the clearance bin at our local HT.

It's destined for my idea to eventually to build a small 4-lane Figure 8 w/ 4-lane intersection (not an overpass), set in a junkyard w/ scrap piles and junk car stacks (flattened & weathered Hot Wheels). Was going to use AFX track w/ (very) 2-lane modified intersections, but will probably route in MDF instead. Suspect routing the thing easier than the track mods.

Mike

[Slotbob]

Ironically, I have a similar HO auto junkyard of my own!

ps-- had that same idea re: flat 8. I decided it would take four intersections, a bunch of jumpers, and finally screwing/glueing it all down to something, perhaps a piece of masonite.

Like anything else, given enough time and a little cash, I believe it could be done.