Un-plastered Adobe color

[warbeads]

I have several adobe houses/structures    that have the adobe brick intentionally showing where the plastered surface has flaked off.   

I have Googled adobe bricks  and seen plenty  of adobe  brick natural colors plus the ones I saw growing up.

What I am curious about is what colors you have used.

Gracias,

Glenn
 

[OSHIROmodels]

Usually a reddy brown or very occasionally a field stone colour (warmish grey)

cheers

James

[carlos marighela]

Depends on the local soil. There are examples of uncovered 17th C adobe bricks in Salvador, Bahia that are a delightfully dark mustard colour. I've painted mine accordingly. These ones tend to be a flatter version of the popularly depicted version. There's a nice tutorial on the Immortal Miniatures website showing Mesopotamian adobe buildings for other colour choices. Interestingly the author notes that bitumen was used as a waterproofing agent so black adobe are a possible option.

My pet bug bear is pantiling that's a uniform brick red. In reality older roofs tend to a much more varigated look, biscuit, salmon pink, ochre, buff as well as various terracotta shades, then of course there's the effct of mould. Again except for very modern buildings the versions one encounters in Much of Brazil are anything but red.

[warbeads]

Excellent points. 

Appreciate the first hand experiences.

[Malamute]

Sorry for the late response..

I usually paint mine the same as my base colour on the basis that they are made from the same soil.

I would perhaps give the bricks a darker wash and then a lighter drybrush to bring them up a bit too.

[Gluteus Maximus]

Sorry for the late response..

I usually paint mine the same as my base colour on the basis that they are made from the same soil.

I would perhaps give the bricks a darker wash and then a lighter drybrush to bring them up a bit too.

That makes sense. As I'm now apparently under obligation to make a Presidio, I'm going to collect all these handy tips 

[Malamute]

That makes sense. As I'm now apparently under obligation to make a Presidio, I'm going to collect all these handy tips 

Why Gluteus Old Boy, I was only reminding you of some comments you made several months ago about looking for reference material to build your own Presidio, or had you forgotten those words.

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=15312.15

[Gluteus Maximus]

Why Gluteus Old Boy, I was only reminding you of some comments you made several months ago about looking for reference material to build your own Presidio, or had you forgotten those words.

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=15312.15

Damn this 250 megabyte memory    Must get an upgrade   

There is a handy article on building an Irish Viking-era church, which has a quick and easy method of doing brickwork using a dremel on polyfiller covered walls. Definitely something I'd like to do, as it could also be used as a Darkest Africa Arab or Pirate stronghold.

Multi-functional terrain is always worth having 

[fastolfrus]

There is a handy article on building an Irish Viking-era church, ...could also be used as a Darkest Africa Arab or Pirate stronghold.
Multi-functional terrain is always worth having 

I'd agree with multi functional terrain, but you've confused me with the Irish-Arab-Pirate link.

Am I just being dim ?

[Gluteus Maximus]

I'd agree with multi functional terrain, but you've confused me with the Irish-Arab-Pirate link.

Am I just being dim ?

   No, no, no - that's my fault I'm afraid. Sorry. What I meant to say was I'd use the brick-scribing idea on the Californian Presidio I'm going to have to do to shut Malamute up 

The presidio would be useable for Africa or pirates.

Mind you, having a 9thC Irish church in Africa would be interesting 

[carlos marighela]

Mind you, having a 9thC Irish church in Africa would be interesting 

First it was North America, now it's Africa. Those coracle paddling monks were well travelled.