Loewenherz has 3 plinths for hold permanent and revolving exhibitions from around the world. I created 3 with various materials – 3mm cork and 10m plywood and used various techniques to create sandstone and concrete feel.

In addition, I did not want to use just wooden sleepers. So I bought a piece of Roco flex track with concrete sleepers. Overall, the 3 plinths look great and I am happy with the results.

Unfortunately, Märklin does not produce Märklin K-track with concrete sleepers; hence, I chose Roco flex track. The first step is to remove the plastic shine on the concrete sleepers.

I used a mixture of middle light gray, amber brown and thinner in the following ratio 1 : 0.5 : 3. This creates a diluted concrete color with tints of brown. I put a drop of amber brown on the side.

I removed excess diluted paint from the brush and added a bit of amber brown before brushing randomly on the sleepers.

After that I added rust color on the rails and sleeper plates. The end result is a weathered concrete ties and no more shiny plastics.