On this model painted the mortar then dry brushed the bricks, as stated in the first post of the thread. A technique I use now is to sponge on paint to the brick work first, using a pallet of reds, browns, etc, then pick out a few individual bricks and paint them separately. Allow all this to dry the I use the chalk method for mortar. This method can be found here : https://platform1mrc.com/p1mrc/inde...o-layout-change-entry-thread.4008/#post-65409 Cheers, Gary.