Pump station - painting brick wall / progress! Sept. 10

[pocoloco]

So while finishing my Fast Attack car I also had time to continue (finally!) the pump house, wonderful kit by by our very own jimbibbly. It is not yet finished, need to chalk up walls some more here and there, paint the inside, paint and fix all the windows and door and last but not least, build and paint the roof. So plenty of tinkering to do, but that's the fun part.

Here's a pic of how it looks so far (everything looks good through sepia filter, doesn't it?). As you can see, some grim chap, armed with pristine mp-40 has driven his new shiny Audi A3 to a darelict old pump house



And here's the same with more colours:



Comments and critique more than welcome, cheers for checking this out.

[OSHIROmodels]

What you've done so far looks ace 

I like the irregularity of the chalking 

cheers

James

[pocoloco]

Thanks James, glad you like it

Now I'm having a dilemma whether to paint the windows and door worn white or muted green, currently leaning more towards the white. Decisions, decisions...

[Mason]

 

That is looking great, mate!
Wonderful brickwork.
 

Doors?
How about a green previous coat with white flaking paint over the top?

Now I bet you wish you hadn't asked.
 

[pocoloco]

Hehe Now I do wish I hadn't asked BUT great idea. Now lets see if I can pull that off.

[OSHIROmodels]

That is a good idea and you should be able to do it with two different types of paint. Either acrylic over oil or the other way round. Or something like that, I've done it before but it was a while ago and I can't remember which way round it was (or which specific paints for that matter).

cheers

James

[pocoloco]

That is a good idea and you should be able to do it with two different types of paint. Either acrylic over oil or the other way round. Or something like that, I've done it before but it was a while ago and I can't remember which way round it was (or which specific paints for that matter).

Sounds tricky 

I guess this will take more time than planned...

[Constable Bertrand]

Hey pocoloco, I've been reading bob letterman's tutorial for weathering vehicles, and it has a small section for painting peeling paint on doors. He just uses a sponge! And when I say just, he is a Jedi master with that thing. Scroll to the pic of a house. That may save you time using different mediums.

http://www.bobletterman.com/wordpress/?cat=279

[OSHIROmodels]

Yeah, do the sponge thing 

cheers

James

[snitcythedog]

Yeah, do the sponge thing  

That is an old wives tale!!!.  Oh we are talking about painting!  Then by all means use the sponge!  
Great build BTW.  
Snitchy sends.

[Mason]

Yeah, do the sponge thing 

Now, THAT just sounds so wrong!
 

[pocoloco]

Thanks for the link Constable, lots of good advice in it.

I have done the sponge thing    Haven't managed to get the flaking paint effect with that though before, I need to practice more I guess.

[pocoloco]

Still no sponge process thus no paint on the windows and door but something else, nevertheless. A smallish 4 x 2 part of a town forming up. The other building, "manor" of some sort, is from the Dust range, cars are 1/43 scale diecasts.

There will be a brick wall surrounding the pump house perimeter and perhaps a smallish garden for the manor. Lion statues by the entrance to the manor are from Fenris games, IIRC. If I somehow complete this board, I have a plan for a smallish waterfront board next...  

edit: and here's the pic 

[OSHIROmodels]

Ooo, expansion, we like expansion 

cheers

James

[Constable Bertrand]

Nice looking plans there Pocoloco.

Do my eagle eyes spot a DB5?!!!!!
If so... NICE!

Cheers
Matt