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Right...putting the structures together gives you a good "feel" for how things are and will look like and drives your progress...looking great Joel.
Cant wait to see your results on those castings....
Keep up the great work, and the pace!
Karl.A
Then I tried using a brown primer, then a coat of hairspray and then grey acrylic paint and then chipping away at it as Alan has suggested. These are quick studies to see which I like
Next I tried the above method and sponged on a bit of brown and orange paint and then a bit of chalk.
After all this dries I'll place each on the model and see what works best to my eye but I think I like where the last one is heading. It's obviously a quickly done cartoon sketch but it has potential. Comments?
The dark aged rust in the last one is great, but, maybe a small area or two
with the lighter/orange new rust in a few specific areas/seam lines would enhance it.
Jerry
Here's where you open a huge can of worms. I agree most roofs are just a dirty grey but visually that is less appealing. Aside from abandoned buildings, I rarely see so much peeling paint. 99% would be fine with a couple of boards here or there that peel and maybe the lower couple of boards at that. I think one has to decide on the level of art vs realism one is trying to achieve. I think the rusty roof adds a ton of visual interest and the shades of red work well with the wall colouring. A flat grey roof may be more prototypical but I would rather be a bit of a caricature and be much more visually appealing. I think this is a balance everyone must strike for themselves. The beauty with Brett's kits is you can finish them with as much grunge and decrepitude as you want.
Karl.A
The rust effects you got Joel are really nice, hard to pick a favorite as they are all well done.
This is my result so far.
Tomorrow I'll add the rust.
Yep, rust and corrugated roofing are highly subjective. Often personal taste is the deciding factor since you can find a protype photo of any level of rust and rot. Often the final placement on the roof is the only sure way to see if the roof panels "fit". I'm positive yours will be stellar as always!
Not bad but seems a little washed out. I decided to use the old Mineral spirit resist that Brian Nolan taught me at the first Craftsman Kit Show. I've had variable results before.
The first attempt looks a little fuzzy. Almost like the paint was too thin maybe? In The second batch (mineral spirits), even though there's more white on the boards, the cracks and peel are in scale and very effective.
Some of those from your first set have almost no white and are mostly gray--they might mix in nicely as an accent board or in a spot that would be exposed to more water.
Alan
After much discussion and review I'm gonna increase the percent of rust on the main building. Hopefully pictures tomorrow.