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Haven't had much time for train stuff but I have been working on a project off and on here is where I am so far. Should be pretty cool when it's done.
Jigstone building my latest project
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Had time to grout the whole building last night . It's coming along nicely I think. 
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Got some more stuff done on my project. Still needs sanding and painting and windows and doors and a lot of other things.
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Tried painting the stones and washing them with black. This is my first time trying this. Maybe I should tone down the red color. Not sure.
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How long ago did you buy your jigstones molds and who from? There was something going on at one time with 2 different companies claiming they owned jigstones.
Nice looking buildings, by the way.
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Nice looking buildings, by the way.
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Thanks Greg. I found mine on eBay. Seems they come up now and then. There is a German company selling them now. I will try to find the website. Or should be able to find it. I did awhile back but the exchange rate and cost of molds was to high for me.
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It's coming along. The roof pieces are concrete too. But I have to cut them down to fit. I feel that the hardest part is trying to decide on paint colors for the windows and doors. 
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The stonework looks fine to me! It naturally comes in all colours and shades.
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Still interested in where you bought the molds, if you please.
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Jack, I like those, do I get that you are casting in cement and sand mix?
There is a stuff called Vinamould that I first saw back in the early 1960s (it's stil available). A flexible thermo-setting, re-usable plastic. I wonder if that would be any use for making similar moulds, it works great with plaster.
There is a stuff called Vinamould that I first saw back in the early 1960s (it's stil available). A flexible thermo-setting, re-usable plastic. I wonder if that would be any use for making similar moulds, it works great with plaster.
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Yup that's it ...
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I would think it would work. You can put just about anything in these mold they seem very durable.Jack, I like those, do I get that you are casting in cement and sand mix?
There is a stuff called Vinamould that I first saw back in the early 1960s (it's stil available). A flexible thermo-setting, re-usable plastic. I wonder if that would be any use for making similar moulds, it works great with plaster.
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Thanks Henri .I forget to build the chimney. Maybe later tonight I can play
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I use Cement All a rapid set concrete premixed . I have a bunch of these moulds I have been trying to collect them anywhere I can. They are a little tedious and time consuming but I enjoy the finished product and they should last for a long time. I have a couple that have been outside for 2 years and I can't tell that they have changed at all. Thanks for the comments.
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I think it would do great. The finer the better. But you want it to have the highest tensile strength you can get. You want the bricks to be strong. So they don't erode. I also spray them with several coats of polyurethane matte finish to see the grout between the stones.That provides me with another thought. Over here we have Postcrete, a very rapid setting fine concrete mix for setting fence posts (and it is quick!) I wonder how that would fair in these moulds???