Hey Peteski, the beauty of these materials is that the painting process is quick and easy.
On both the
raw MDF wood walls and laserboard trim, I masked off the etched brick areas and rattle-can sprayed a
light layer of
Krylon Camo "Khaki" on the foundation stone. No sealer or primer is required !!
5 minutes later I pulled the tape, reapplied a fresh layer of tape over the grey foundation stone, then sprayed a
light layer of
Rustoleum Red Oxide colour automotive primer on the etched brick. Use a brown or grey colour if you wish to change the overall building colour.
Another 5 minutes and I pulled the tape off everything and rattle-can sprayed and optional layer of
Clear Matte (Krylon or Rustoleum).
5 minutes later I was on my workbench with all the parts looking up at me.
I then mixed a wash of acrylic craft paints ... Umbers (brown) tone ... and began to tone the wall surfaces in random locations. Wetting the wall surfaces with clean water first, and bringing a brush load of acrylic to the surface is another neat way to drive tones.
Clear Matte Spray again.
Repeat toning with an Orange / Reddish acrylic as above.
Seal again and repeat if you wish to drive more tone or additional colours (i.e. grey)
For mortar I just dry brushed on some plaster of paris ... didn't need to seal it.
Added the signs, and even some details BEFORE framing up the structure ... very easy!!
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All this was done with my walls and trim on a flat surface!!
Then I framed up the models you see photographed.
You can also see some articles on my website regarding painting ...
https://itlascalemodels.com/pages/paint-weather-our-brick-walls.
Nick@ITLA
