Re: (erielack) Paint for E. Stroudsburg Tower, et al

[Ossroy_@_cs.com]

I agree that the green can look too dark, as I painted another tower that way before using my own concoction of paints to get the color I thought looked correct. However I realized it was too dark as I started painting the unseen side. I decided my tower was going to be *heavily* weathered, such that it was mostly aged wood siding showing through a peeling coat of green paint. I thought it turned out well. The trim stayed mostly red and there was enough green you knew what you were looking at. I thought I'd ask the list for ideas this time and maybe avoid the "too dark" look. The Euro green looks pretty good, plus a little drybrushing with a light color should help brighten it up.

Roy


Robert Stafford <erielack1_@_yahoo.com> wrote:

>I use Testors Model Master number 1764 Euro Dark Green
>for the main body color. Don Spiro suggested this
>color in his article on scratch building the Andover
>Station. This color does look right. For the red trim
>color Don used SP Daylight Red, IIRC. I do not like
>the color and I have used Delta Cream Coat Tuscan Red.
>One thing you will find about painting structures in
>DLW green and red is once you put them on the layout
>you can not get enough light onto them. The green
>color just soaks up the light and the building always
>looks so dark and gloomy. I would suggest adding some
>white to the green to model the building after the
>paint has faded somewhat over the years. I did the
>deport and freight house at Sussex on my layout with
>the green color out of the bottle. Take them out side
>they look right, put them right under a light source,
>such as when painting on the work bench, they look
>good. Install under the florescent lighting of the
>layout with the lights 3 to 4 feet above the layout
>and they look dark.
>
>--- Ossroy_@_cs.com wrote:
>
>> I'd like to paint my E. Stroudsburg Tower model in
>> the green and maroon/red paint scheme. Does anyone
>> have any recommendation on colors and brands?
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Roy Kunst
>> ELHS#3332
>> 
>> 
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