On previous layouts, I put down ground foam in one step - heavy coat of mixed colors on a thick coat of latex paint.      I was experimenting last night and applied dilute Tacky glue with a tad of dish soap on a base layer of foam and noticed the base layer darkened quite a bit.  It's not horrible but I don't like the look of it.  Is it common for the WS to change color or was it my glue mix?  Might have to rethink doing a multilayer approach.

I am working on a series of concrete and block retaining walls for a city section where the New Haven RR went though the town of Waterbury, CT. Shown in the picture is a small "test" panel of what the concrete retaining wall will look like when complete. Please let me know how I can improve it before I start on all of the actual concrete retaining wall panels. I say panels because they are made in sections with .040 styrene and are not mounted to the layout yet. I wanted to paint and weather them at the workbench for better control of the detailing.

I would like to use inexpensive craft acrylic paints to paint a styrene trestle (to make it look like wood) a creosote color.  Any suggestions what colors to mix and what ratio?

Thanks.

Ken L.

Not very long ago,  a couple of weeks or so, someone posted an interesting photo from his layout showing a tight cardboard web instead of the usual mesh for making the basic form for scenery.
It looks more like some cut foamboard to scenery contours and glue them side by side.
I have searched through many posts from the last weeks, but not been able to find this photo.

Can anyone remember this and point me to the right link?
Even better if the builder can come forward and tell us more about his technic.