Has anyone assembled the City Station, Walther's Structure Kit 933-2904. I'm having trouble matching the correct shade of Polly Scale Red to the brick exterior walls. I'm satisfied matching the brick foundation, Polly Scale Mineral Red. Any ideas on shades for the red exterior brick walls will be helpful.
Thanks for the help, Mark
Mark,
I'm not familiar with that particular kit but nothing says the paint has to mattch the color of the plastic. Pick a brick color that looks "right" to you and paint it. It may be slightly lighter or darker or more red or more brown but if it looks right to you, it IS right.
Good luck!
I agree. Paint it whatever color seems right to you. If the wall color looks right, you can even get away with putting a light wash of Concrete on the walls to color the mortar, and not paint the plastic at all.
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Gidday Mark, To add to Rogers advice, "red" brick can vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and region to region and is also dependant on the amount of weather the building has received, and whether it has been cleaned over the years.
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Even though most plastic buildings are molded in "realistic colors", I always paint them. Painting removes any of the plastic sheen. I used several different brands of rattle can automotive primer, varying the color from building to building. Once dried I give the walls a thin gray or tan wash to bring out the mortar lines.
slammin Even though most plastic buildings are molded in "realistic colors", I always paint them. Painting removes any of the plastic sheen.
Even though most plastic buildings are molded in "realistic colors", I always paint them. Painting removes any of the plastic sheen.
A quick hit with Dullcote after the wash is dry accomplishes the same thing.
I also think it's a good idea to paint most buildings rather than just go with the base plastic color. For a brick wall, you'll find that a painted surface will take mortar (acrylic wash, in my case) better than an unpainted one.
I have several different rattle-cans of primer that I use for my brick buildings. By using them all, I avoid a uniform look to all my buildings.
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