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I find when securing real dirt with a 50/50 mix of matte medium and water the dirt shows to be darker when it dries.  Is there anyway you have found to prevent the color change? Hair spray will work but is not strong enough for the initial application of dirt but works fine for adding foliage on top of it.  Paint will also work but seems to only hold a very thin layer of the dirt.  Is the only answer to start with a lighter color of dirt to begin with?

Any other suggestions are more than welcome.

My last post was sometime back in July I believe. We kind of had a rough summer what with everything going on in the world and my wife had to have some unexpected but major neck surgery so that's been a struggle for her and put an extra onus on me as far as running the family, taking care of her and such. We've been fortunate to have my 31 year old autistic  son here living with us though because he's helped me a lot with taking care of his mom.  You can find blessings in the strangest circumstances sometimes.

Where can I locate manifest sheets for GM&O local trains out of Jackson TN ln the late 1950s early 1960s  ?

Thanks