I now own a 3d printer and a craft cutter. Ive been looking around the web and found a few sites that had stuff for model railroading, and maybe I just haven't found it yet, but what would be nice is a place where we all could share info, tips, tricks and files.  Ive printed a few other folks files and made a few myself.  I think MRH is the place to post that kind of stuff, but Im not too sure about how or where on the site to do that?

I am trying to apply some weathering to an O scale model of a modern industrial building.  Normally, I would apply a wash of diluted enamels, let is dry a bit, and then use mineral spirits to stump it off: leaving the weathering color in all of the nooks and crannies.  Unfortunately every time I try to stump the wash, all of paint comes off leaving me with patches of bare styrene.

The model is styrene over a foamboard core; it is painted with Testors Model Master enamels.

I've seen some great photos here at MRH where the modeler used grout for ballast and for ground cover like gravel roads and parking lots.  Does anyone have some tips on how to use it?  Glue it down like any ground cover or wet it with an eyedropper and let the cement in it work?  Has anyone had any luck with blending different colors?

Thanks

Jeff WHite

Alma, IL

I'll be installing the photo backdrops on my sectional layout soon and was wondering what the best way to install them is in order to minimize the appearance of a line at the joints. I intend to elicit the help of my wife to do the 'clamp and roll while spraying the back with 3M adhesive spray' method of installation (after test fitting).

The photo backdrop print lengths will make them overlap the joints.

Should I:

a. Install complete prints and then cut with a knife along the joint; or

b. Cut and then install?