Hi,
I am constructing an N gauge layout with a large thru stn. as its centre piece (idea being just to watch the trains go by, no shunting etc.).
However I cannot find a suitable red brick colour paint for bldgs etc. Any suggestions gratefully received. I would like to stick with plastic as it will be more robust than card etc.
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richard
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Bricks come in lots of different colours!
I live in the US, and to get the kind of brick colours that I wanted, I ended up mixing two different US brand acrylics. Bricks are rarely uniform - even with new houses. Therefore you will also want to paint some bricks in slightly different colours. My approach is to mix these with a brush on a palette. Add a little brown do a few bricks like that, add a little scarlet, etc,etc.
Richard
I live in the US, and to get the kind of brick colours that I wanted, I ended up mixing two different US brand acrylics. Bricks are rarely uniform - even with new houses. Therefore you will also want to paint some bricks in slightly different colours. My approach is to mix these with a brush on a palette. Add a little brown do a few bricks like that, add a little scarlet, etc,etc.
Richard
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Frazmataz
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Having never needed to paint brick colours, I haven't got a clue! But Slaters do coloured Plastikard in Brick Red:
http://www.slatersplastikard.com/Plasti ... colour.htm
http://www.slatersplastikard.com/Plasti ... colour.htm
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As Richard observes, bricks come in so many different colours that the question is pretty meaningless. You can go from brick with glazed, white faces through all shades of beige (a favourite of the former GNR) and terracotta to that plum/blue colour ("engineering brick") which is often used on bridge abutments.
Mix it yourself and it will be fine.
Mix it yourself and it will be fine.
So - did anyone dare tell Stephenson, "It's not Rocket science"?
One way you could cheat would be to create the station out of plastic, as you want it, then print out a template of bricks (just Google image "Bricks") and paste the paper onto the building. Then give it a coat of a clear varnish (or something to the me effect) to protect it from the elements!
There's an option, and it costs no more that a few sheets of paper!
There's an option, and it costs no more that a few sheets of paper!
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Thanks Guys for your help and suggestions.
The 'painting' at this stage is for commercial kits with a view to future scratch-builds.
Perhaps I should re-phrase the question. I am looking for a base brick red colour which I can adjust +/- to hue. As I am doing this in N individual bricks are mind boggling. So, therfore, I am looking for a general sweep of the palette.
As mentioned I cannot get to a hobby shop and cannot rely on 'internet' colour charts.
Cheers
David
The 'painting' at this stage is for commercial kits with a view to future scratch-builds.
Perhaps I should re-phrase the question. I am looking for a base brick red colour which I can adjust +/- to hue. As I am doing this in N individual bricks are mind boggling. So, therfore, I am looking for a general sweep of the palette.
As mentioned I cannot get to a hobby shop and cannot rely on 'internet' colour charts.
Cheers
David