This page describes work accomplished on the new TMRC layout during
the month of January 2014, as taken from the descriptions posted to
the club mailing list.
An attempt at creating a transition rail from code 70 down to code 55, by crushing the rail. This doesn't look pretty, but there is hope for the technique.
Paper mill ties pre-stained with Rust-Oleum "Sunbleached".
Ties now stained with dilute Walnut, with the idea of producing a grey-brown tone that looks like old weathered wood.
More stained ballast has been mixed--now drying on the radiator (and perfuming the clubroom).
Close-up of ballasted ties with a few weeds added, from the "Leder Mix" jar.