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The December Model Railroader had a good article about modeling stone with balsa wood. The technique described consisted of removing the eraser from a pencil and using the remaining metal holder to stamp the stone impression into the wood. In place of balsa, I've used DAP Lightweight Spackling which I've spread over Fiberglas screening, covered with thin plastic and used a rolling pin to create a 1/8" sheet. Remove the plastic and let dry. It forms a slightly flexible sheet. I lightly stamped the stone pattern into the sheet Since it will stretch a little while stamping, I cut the pieces out when the whole sheet was stamped.. Try this or another technique for making your own stone walls. There are so many better uses for the $12 . Wayne
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