Before the rock test board, there was quite a big issue with the ties, as it was described here. Fortunately, the guys at the trainboard.com forum and futher research around the web helped me find a solution. So, after the initial 3-coat airbrushing of the ties, a raw umber wash (Woodland Scenics raw umber, 1 to 40 parts water), a black wash (WS black, 1 to 40 parts water) and finally a drybrushing (WS concrete color). No drop of dishwashing liquid was used, specifically to not break the superficial tension, so as the wash dries (it is not applied uniformly across the tie, just a dab here, another half tie there and so on), it creates a concentrated borderline effect. If you look closely at the photo, you will see this. A final application of black weathering powder to simulate oil stains and various spills from the locomotives is all that took to create the ties featured in this previous post.
Actually this was the sole motivation in starting the second board, the fix for this problem, since without it no progress could be made on the layout, since the installation of the optical detectors will require that the track be at least partially prepared.
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