Need a little help.

[Anonymous]

Good day my fellow railfans. I have been looking my fool head off to locate information on how to put GROUT on a plastic brick sided station I have just started building. I know, I have read somewhere on the procedures on how to do this and the article included the type and color of paints that are required. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

[Anonymous]

I've used water based paints. I thin down the color I like and apply with a brush. I let it set a bit and then wipe the building walls down. If it's too light, I do it again.
A thin wash is better than a heavy coat.
I hope that helps.

[nbrodar]

I spray on the basic brick color. Then, I brush on the mortor color. Wait a minute or two and wipe most of it off. I use model paint for the brick and acrylic craft paint for the mortor.

Nick Brodar

[dgwinup]

jonwmoon'

The suggestions given above are good. What you are trying to do is get a very thin wash of paint to settle down into the mortar lines. If you can work on a flat surface, it works much better. Depending on how thin you make your mortar wash, you may have to put additional coats on until you get the desired effect. Sounds more complicated than it is.

Darrell, being quiet...for now

[selector]

Hmm, or, Darrell, you could pour some on the central portion of the 'wall' and then lift each of the four corners for a few seconds to get the wa***o run along the channels in all directions. But, I had not really considered placing the wall flat...I probably would have assembled the whole thing and then tried to paint it as is....with pools of wash on the table.

Thanks for the tip.[^]

[MisterBeasley]

This one appeared a while back. I haven't tried it, but I like the results shown in the pictures.

http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=42134

[Anonymous]

CAN I CUT TRACK SECTIONS WITH A DREMAL CUTOFF WHEEL?
I HAVE A 10X12 FOOT SHED WITH MY TRAIN ON A SHELF AROUND THE INSIDE PERIMITER. THIS CREATED A DUCK UNDER AT THE DOOR ENTRY. AFTER NUMEROUS HEAD ANT BACK ENGERIES I WANT TO MAKE A DRAWBRIDGE AT THE DOOR ENTRY. THE DOOR OPENING IAS 4' WIDE.

[Anonymous]

I came up with this when I was trying to clean up a mess. Apply latex paint and then wipe the wall with a damp rag. Mortar can be found in many different shades depending on the type of sand available in the area you are modeling.

[selector]

QUOTE: Originally posted by cad4u2

CAN I CUT TRACK SECTIONS WITH A DREMAL CUTOFF WHEEL?
I HAVE A 10X12 FOOT SHED WITH MY TRAIN ON A SHELF AROUND THE INSIDE PERIMITER. THIS CREATED A DUCK UNDER AT THE DOOR ENTRY. AFTER NUMEROUS HEAD ANT BACK ENGERIES I WANT TO MAKE A DRAWBRIDGE AT THE DOOR ENTRY. THE DOOR OPENING IAS 4' WIDE.

Please don't take offense, but posting in all capitals is a sign of SHOUTING on forums...it's a standard rule.

Yes, you can use a Dremel disk to cut rails, although there are specially made cutters. Xuron makes an excellent one. Personally, I just use a good set of wire cutters, and file what I must to get the wheels to run smoothly.

[Anonymous]

I would like to thank everyone who answered my question about grout. All your input was great and I'll do my best to follow all the good advice. Again, thanks for all your responses. Hope everyone is having a great day working on their railroads.

Thanks,

Jon