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OK, I made the classic beginner mistake. I did not try coloring my rock castings before I had them all installed and looking great on the layout. I tried an India ink wash, followed by diluted "dirt" wash, as suggested and demonstrated on Dave Frary's DVD. I guess I did not have the "dirt" wash sufficiently diluted and/or my sprayer spayed too much. The rocks ended up way to "dirt" colored and way too little gray. I tried adding more India ink wash and it's better, but too dark and still too "dirt" colored. I made another rock casting and tried it with more diluted "dirt" (after a single India ink wash) and it came out great. The question: Is there any way to fix everything I have already installed that came out wrong when I tried coloring it? I have thought about airbrushing or otherwise painting the rocks white and starting all over, BUT I am concerned the look will not be right because I will not be washing the porous rock casting, but rather an already painted rock casting. Any ideas? Also, what do folks use for carving rocks? I need to do some of that around the entrance to a tunnel. This would be over foam, rigid wrap and a thin "painting" of Gypsolite. Thanks in advance (on both counts). John Austin, Texas
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