The agony of defeat.
Some things I do well.
Others . . . . . . 
The Forum has always bailed me out.
I am kitbashing Ameritowne buildings and they are coming along beautifully.
I've done a pretty nice paint job on them.
I cannot, for the life of me, do the brick mortar thing.
I have read and practiced and my results are abysmal.
Can someone point me to the fellow who advertises in one of the magazines who has a material that he claims you can wipe off
at any time? I'll try that.
I have tried acrylics both thinned and unthinned.
Spackling paste.
Mixtures of both.
Soft rags, damp rags, paper towels, scrapers and every type of material I can think of.
I've read all the articles about it and all I do is smear the off white paint all over a good paint job, ruining it.
Perhaps I am not letting the undercoat dry long enough?
Perhaps I am not waiting long enough for the "mortar layer" to dry?
Agh !
Scrapiron
