santafewillie
Same Ol' Buzzard
Greg - If you are referring to the beer advertisements on the background building, I did not do them. A fellow forum member who goes by the name TomKat posted a thread in 2012, that had hundreds of background flats. This was one of them in post #5. In this case I simply printed it on 65# paper, trimmed it and glued it to the backdrop.Willie: Nice signs and structures, tell your method for doing the wall signs. They look great!
http://www.modelrailroadforums.com/forum/index.php?threads/background-flats-you-can-use.20726/
However I do the same thing on structures that I assemble. I print signs on the cheapest, thinnest computer paper that I have and sand the backs until they are "onion-skin" thickness. I use either fine sandpaper or in some cases a Bright Boy. This takes practice and I always print extras, just in case. I then use a 50/50 Elmer's white glue/water mixture to wet it and place it on the model. It normally settles into the crevices and mortar lines. If it tears a tiny bit, that adds character. When dry, I hit it with a fine sanding stick in a couple of places to allow the underlying brick to show through, or just enough to scuff up the paint a bit. I then brush paint it with Dull Coat to prevent damage or fading. The Dull Coat also helps them to adhere more permanently. I'll try to locate some old pictures or take a picture of some and post it here in the next couple of days.
If you haven't seen TomKat's post and a companion one with 1000's of signs, it's certainly worth taking a look. We lost all of the pictures when PhotoBucket held them for ransom a while back, but forum administrator Bob was able to restore them all last spring.