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Hi Fred, You described the colour you want as "that silver tan gray color". I have found that basswood strips retain some of their tan colour if you use a really dilute alcohol/ink mix. Like a babyfood jar full of alcohol to one or two drops of India ink. No more. Thatway the original colour of the basswood (tan) shows through the beginnings of weathering (silver gray). If that doesn't work, you can try experimenting with bleach, dry brushing with tan, sand and off-white, or other approaches. Let us know how it works out. Andrew
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