Trying out new fascia colors

[TLOC]

Wild Rice by Behr at Home Depot.

Tom

[johnb]

Went gray

[Roger Holmes]

Chocolate Brown for 40+ years.  My thought is that if you excavated the sides of the layout that's what the earth would look like, at least here in central Illinois.  Look below the river. To the right is matching draping. Yes, the drapes match the fascia--that sounds dirty.

[wm3798]

Green.



I just like the way it is neutral against scenery, and doesn't challenge the eye to interpret the fascia as anything but part of the scene... without actually being part of the scene.  Granted, I modeled the lush Mid-Atlantic, so that worked as part of the overall ethos, but a desert or western setting might find the tans and browns more suitable.

I think black, while it might work in photography to frame a scene, demands more of a shadowbox presentation in person.  So only the lit display of the layout is seen.  A black edge over an open framework or shelves full of junk doesn't quite cut it.

Lee

[peteski]

Green.
. . .
I think black, while it might work in photography to frame a scene, demands more of a shadowbox presentation in person.  So only the lit display of the layout is seen.  A black edge over an open framework or shelves full of junk doesn't quite cut it.

Lee

That's what a skirt is for. It can hide those ugly legs and other unmentionables.  But it has to be a full-length skirt to hide those fat ankles - a mini-skirt will not do in this application. 

[haasmarc]

While I like green, modeling the northeast myself, that green is too bright and draws the eye.  I use a darker green for the same reasons as Lee.

[mu26aeh]

I went with black, not sure why but it is what it is.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I like black because it nicely hides a multitude of benchwork sins.

Of which I usually have many

[MichaelWinicki]

Green.



I just like the way it is neutral against scenery, and doesn't challenge the eye to interpret the fascia as anything but part of the scene... without actually being part of the scene.  Granted, I modeled the lush Mid-Atlantic, so that worked as part of the overall ethos, but a desert or western setting might find the tans and browns more suitable.

I think black, while it might work in photography to frame a scene, demands more of a shadowbox presentation in person.  So only the lit display of the layout is seen.  A black edge over an open framework or shelves full of junk doesn't quite cut it.

Lee

Yep, if you're going with a predominate "green" landscape then a green fascia works great IMO.

[Rivet Miscounter]

Timely thread.  I was gonna say whatever color Dave V. uses currently, and boom now I know exactly.   I like that Taupestone too which I guess is pretty close.  I've always done very dark green with a satin finish but for my current layout I've been pondering a change and noticed I liked Dave's fascia in one of his Weekend posts a week or two ago. 

I say the finish and clean edges are equally important to color.  And, overall presentation too.  (as many of these pics show)  I know I gushed over Dave's layout to the point he probably thought I was blowing smoke up his arse, but he seriously did everything right with his layout and that includes the overall presentation.

I still like the dark green.  I typically go to HD and ask for the darkest green they can mix that still has a hint of green in it.  So it's practically black but you can detect the green undertone.   But I agree it can overpower in some cases.   Also liked "Monument" and "Pewter Green".  The dark olive mentioned by Lemosteam would also be something I might consider too.

[SD452XR]

I'm leaning towards black or a dark grey for my layout. I want the eye to be drawn to the layout and not the facia so much.

[propmeup1]

You guys are killing me. I'm not there yet , haven't even installed it yet but for a few years i been questioning what color to go with when it's time.  I'm am totally lost now after looking at the layouts. So many nice ones.  I think certain colors go with certain layouts. With mine I just don't know yet.

   While i have your attention, i'm not even sure what to do about the backdrop scenery for the walls.

[johnb]

You guys are killing me. I'm not there yet , haven't even installed it yet but for a few years i been questioning what color to go with when it's time.  I'm am totally lost now after looking at the layouts. So many nice ones.  I think certain colors go with certain layouts. With mine I just don't know yet.

   While i have your attention, i'm not even sure what to do about the backdrop scenery for the walls.

well, I made  my layout out of a broken
IKEA dresser, I used the homosite drawer bottoms as my backdrop and sprayed it with 3 colors of rattle cans

[DKS]

You guys are killing me. I'm not there yet , haven't even installed it yet but for a few years i been questioning what color to go with when it's time.  I'm am totally lost now after looking at the layouts. So many nice ones.  I think certain colors go with certain layouts. With mine I just don't know yet.

   While i have your attention, i'm not even sure what to do about the backdrop scenery for the walls.

All of these things can and will be addressed when the time comes to deal with them. Sounds like that's a ways off, so no cause for

[mmagliaro]

I think I ended up with something very close to TLOC's "Wild Rice" by Behr.  But in fact, I mixed some sort of dark brown with varying amounts of white.  I think you can see in this photo that the fascia is a little lighter at the top and darkens as it goes down.  This is the same trick we do with blue sky backdrops, where you paint a darker blue and then add a little white, do some more downward, add more white, and then paint down some more, blending it together with back and forth strokes as you go.  My gradient is the reverse, going light-to-dark, so that layout kind of "fades away".   At least, that was the idea!  I was trying to avoid having a stark, hard edge.

It's also a "matte" or "semi gloss" (can't remember which), not flat.  This makes it somewhat washable if dirty hands or anything else wipes on it and makes a mark.

And of course, I still need a skirt to hide all the junk under the layout.