Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[ACL1504]

John,

I like the walls. I do feel you need some sort of motor look between the stones, even if very slight.

Tom

[S&S RR]

John,

I like the walls. I do feel you need some sort of motor look between the stones, even if very slight.

Tom

Hi Tom


Yes - I agree. I took some pictures of the process I used.  I will post them tonight.

[S&S RR]

After a couple attempts at adding mortar to the joints with the capillary action technique I decided to go back to my old standard.  The process I used for the stone roundhouse.  Here are a few pictures describing the process.  First I'm using the Vallejo pigments - light slate grey in this case.  I make a paint out of it with alcohol. If you have ever done any brick work it kinda looks like mortar.

[S&S RR]

Next step is to cover the wall with it.  I know the first time I did this I thought it would be a disaster. You can see what it looks like wet and after it has had a few minutes to dry in this picture. I started the removal process on the upper wall in this picture.

[S&S RR]

After it has dried.  I use a gummy eraser to remove the balk of the grey power off the surface of the stone leaving it in the cracks.  Then I touch up the brown surface of the rocks with a sponge - I didn't add any more brown chalk to the sponge but this one has some on it from the original work.

[S&S RR]

So here is what the two walls that I processed today look like next to the walls without the process.  What do you think?

[EricQuebec]

Very interesting technic for a very realistic result.
Thank for share this technic with us John

Eric Québec.

[ACL1504]

John,

WOW, what a difference. I love the stone work. Excellent job my friend.

Tom

[ak-milw]

It works for me!

[Zephyrus52246]

I think I gotta get me some of those Vallejo pigments.  Looks great.


Jeff

[cuse]

Looks great John! Thumbs up!




John M.

[gnatshop]

Now, it's time to get out the saw and go to work removing some of my old layout inside the mountains.

DANGER, DANGER, Will Robinson!!!
That Siekirk creature is pullin' his saw out!!

[donatode]

Looks like stone walls to me ..... !

[S&S RR]

Very interesting technic for a very realistic result.
Thank for share this technic with us John

Eric Québec.

Eric


Thanks - if you look at a stone wall as a stone mason builds one it looks just like this does -  it's all about getting the mortar off the stone surfaces before it hardens.  In this case it only take a few minutes to take it off the surface and I'm happy with the way it looks.  This is the same process I used on the stone roundhouse build. The pigment also get into the surface to lighten up the dark brown.

[S&S RR]

John,

WOW, what a difference. I love the stone work. Excellent job my friend.

Tom

Tom


Thanks - now let's see if I can make the other two walls look the same.