souwest Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hi, Can anyone offer any suggestions on how to replicate millstone grit on model buildings? I am keen to replicate a West Yorkshire scene with at least a few rows of terraced houses, perhaps a factory gable for a couple of L & Y locos to shunt around. I'm sure I saw a description by the late Dave Shakespeare, but cannot find it in my archives. Come on, can anyone help? If not I will have to go to plan B which is on the Lancashire side of the line with red brick, and that would result in excommunication from the Land of the White Rose. Souwest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clecklewyke Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 I would read Geoff Taylor's writings on MMRC's Dewsbury Midland buildings. He is the acknowledged master. (Do please ignore the inirial negative postings on this link!) I also model West Riding buildings and I use all sorts of embossed plastic sheets for the stonework. In my view, Wills and Slaters are the most suitable. I also occasionally use expanded polystyrene, which can be bought in thin sheets from arts/craft shops (pizza bases are an alternative source), with stonework embossed using blunt instruments (e.g. pencils). I use this technique where normal coursed stone does not suffice, such as on the viaduct arches. I usually paint the mortar colour first - a creamy mixture of yellow, white and black - followed by black for the dirty stone, dry-brushed on. Geoff uses blue but I have not tried that! Vary the shades and experiment. Remember that weathering is vertical so paint vertical streaks at the ends of window sills etc. Don't just splash randomly. I use artists' acrylics - they are cheap, easily washed off with water and give a dense matt finish. Good luck, Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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