Chris, I've been producing brick in various scales for several years now and prefer wood. I use Dupli-Color automotive primers (red filler primer FP102 is my personal favorite both for brick and wood freight cars). I apply one or two coats using 3M scuff pads (red) to smooth it out. Filling of the mortar lines has not been a problem. This red color is also my base brick color and in many cases the finish color as once rubbed out, I like the look. I do adjust the motor lines depending on the scale. Regards,
Bill Hoss Lake Junction Models, LLC [email protected] lakejunctionmodels.com In a message dated 1/7/2011 4:35:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Actual scale bricks would be great IMHO but can you cut them from some other material than wood? It would be tough to seal and sand wood to remove the grain before painting (don't want wood grained bricks after all.) I would think, similar to scribed siding, all that fine dust would collect in the "mortar" lines and be a pain to get out. Chris Borgmeyer [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
