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OK guys i ordered this house and I have no clue how to paint it. Can anyone help me out on what paints to use? I use TAmiya paints but have no clue which ones to use for this building (colors, etc..). Im new so sorry about the dumb question. Oh and by the way....im trying to make the same setup as the picture you see. Where can I buy pavement or any type of street?? Thanks everyone

Hey fuel21.... I answered this question on the painting forum. There is no point placing the same question in 2 or more forums!
see the other for my answer!

well, no picture showed up to go by, for street let me recommend going to hobby store and buy some of those Plastruct sheets. Cheap, easy to use, and come in a variety of shapes (brick, cobblestone ) You might do the same with sidewalks gluing it onto a slightly raised piece of styrofoam, or Verlinden and some other companies have plaster style sidewaks. As I can't see the picture, I don't have a clue on coloring.

At a hobby store they sell little black things for under railroad tracks. You could smooth it out to be a street.

i reposted the question here because you said to go to the diorama section. Sorry about that. But thank you all for the info. :-)

Fuel,

I have painted a couple of Verlinden ruins. I paint them with acrylics. Even the cheap stuff that comes in the plastic squeeze bottles from Hobby Lobby should be fine. Put a couple of base coats on and let them dry. Lay on a wash and then dry brush it. You’ll be in business. By the way, welcome aboard. And, don’t worry about the double posting thing. It happens. Ask away and we will help.

Here is a picture of the ruin Fuel bought. Help him out...

I see that there a re bricks on that building.
So, there's one interesting thing to do with bricks :
first, apply a general brick red layer on the whole surface of the bricks,
then, mix a very little bit of tan to some of your first brick red color and apply this randomly on some bricks,
then mix a very little bit of black to your brick red color and apply it randomly to some bricks.

That way, all your bricks won't be looking the same.
Then, you can apply a wash to color the mortar between the bricks.

Then, you should brybrush the bricks lightly, probably with a tan color to tie them all together.

As I've seen you're just starting in the hobby, you might not know about washes and drybrushing. There are many existing threads about these techniques, so check them ! if you still need info about them, feel free to ask !

For painting the brickwork I tend to go the opposite way were I paint on the colour of the mortor and then paint a general brick colour on the bricks then vary the colour to give it a bit of life.
Thats the good thing about this site ask one question and you'll get a whole string of answers, many techniques for the same result and advice you didn't even think about.
Good Luck
Robbo

Thanks for all the help guys. Hopefully I will be able to pull this off and do well on my first dio. I will take some pics of it when im done and send them in so everyone can see. Thanks again everyone.

You bet. That is what we are here for. My first diorama was pretty much a sand box with the old Monogram 8 Rad in it. Drive on. Everyone starts somewhere.

Hey Fuel. I wasnt being bossy ........ I just didnt want to write out an answer again.
Hope it all goes well!
"Ask and ye shall find"

If you are painting a small area of brick where a part of the plaster has come away and are worried about doing a wash for the mortar in case it runs onto the surrounding area simple paint the bricks and with a compass point or point of a blade scrape along the gap between the bricks scraping away the paint, the plaster of the kit building shows through to look like mortar. I've done this to simulate brickwork when it is not moulded as part of the kit and can look quite good.

Two ways to go...

Paint the brick (varying shades of red brick) then use a grey acrylic wash to enhance the mortar work (this is the faster method, but not as detailed)... or

First, undercoat or prime the building in a light gray... then come back and CAREFULLY paint each individual brick so as to allow the mortar to show clearly and precisely... much more time consuming, but the results are fantastic.... and beside, this is an enjoyable hobby... taking more time is ENJOYING more time, right?