Wills stone wall plastic sheets

[Sweet pea]

Need some advice on how to paint these stone sheets. Is it best to pick random stones within the wall and paint them the colours you want. When this is done is it good to paint a dark wash onto the stone wall so the capillary action let's it run into the gaps or where the mortar should be. Any tips will be lovely.

[bécasse]

The "mortar" wash will affect the final colours of individual stones as well and you might find that you have to paint/repaint some of the individual stones after applying the mortar wash to get the overall effect that you want. Try to find some photos of stone walls in the actual geographical location where your layout is supposedly set, they vary quite considerably; Google Streetview can be a useful source if all else fails.

 

I have attached three photos of a stone retaining wall in the immediate area where I live. The horizontal "banding" comes about because of the way that they are constructed with the workmen working from staging which is lifted each time a "band" is completed. Despite appearances these are actually drystone walls, the mortar only being added as a final pointing to keep moisture (and hence potential frost damage) out.

[Gilbert]

Karl Crowther did an excellent article in MRJ 230 - I'll dig  mine out and see what he did if you can't access one.

Chris

[rovex]

Allan Downes used to use wood stain to great effect. might be a vid on YouTube 

[br2975]

On 09/02/2024 at 10:12, Kevin Johnson said:

Need some advice on how to paint these stone sheets. Is it best to pick random stones within the wall and paint them the colours you want. When this is done is it good to paint a dark wash onto the stone wall so the capillary action let's it run into the gaps or where the mortar should be. Any tips will be lovely.

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Get a back copy of MRJ 230 where Karl Crowther describes how he used, joined and painted Wills stone sheets on his Hebble Vale layout..

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Consider the article the most informative and useful so far published.

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You can find his work at:- 

https://emgauge70s.co.uk/layout_hebble.html

 

Edited February 11 by br2975

[br2975]

Here is the link to Karl Crowther's "Hebble Vale"

 

https://emgauge70s.co.uk/layout_hebble.html