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Gas pump color.
Buzzzfuzzz
Joined: June 26, 2006
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Posted: Friday, September 07, 2012 - 09:06 PM UTC
I want to make this old gas pomp for my diorama,but what sorts of colors did this have in the period of 1944.
Plasticbattle
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Posted: Friday, September 07, 2012 - 09:20 PM UTC
You have to two choices here
1) authcenticity
2) artistic license
As a detail like this is clear what it is, I would use it to add to the scene .... contrasting colour to the scene. BUt you should also know where your secene is going ... dark and gloomy or vivid and choose a colour to suit.
Maybe not the answer you want ... but its what I would do. I think you are safe with blue, green or grey colour, which would look natural enough.
1) authcenticity
2) artistic license
As a detail like this is clear what it is, I would use it to add to the scene .... contrasting colour to the scene. BUt you should also know where your secene is going ... dark and gloomy or vivid and choose a colour to suit.
Maybe not the answer you want ... but its what I would do. I think you are safe with blue, green or grey colour, which would look natural enough.
HeavyArty
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Posted: Friday, September 07, 2012 - 09:22 PM UTC
I would go with red. I can't find any color pics of WWII era European gas pumps, but most US ones of the time period appear to be predominantly red. Post war Esso pumps are red as well.
Plasticbattle
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Posted: Friday, September 07, 2012 - 09:33 PM UTC
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I would go with red. I can't find any color pics of WWII era European gas pumps, but most US ones of the time period appear to be predominantly red. Post war Esso pumps are red as well.
Hi Gino. The bright red pump says USA to me ... not 1930s/1940s Europe. Colouring was much "darker" on this side of the pond.
I know you like to keep things authentic, and I have no idea of colour it should be ... I was just offering a suggestion rather than an answer. IMO items like this can be used to add to the scene/composition. Bright red would draw the viewer´s eye, and most would not want a gas pump to be the star of the scene.
Buzzzfuzzz
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Posted: Friday, September 07, 2012 - 09:39 PM UTC
Quoted Text
Quoted TextI would go with red. I can't find any color pics of WWII era European gas pumps, but most US ones of the time period appear to be predominantly red. Post war Esso pumps are red as well.
Hi Gino. The bright red pump says USA to me ... not 1930s/1940s Europe. Colouring was much "darker" on this side of the pond.
I know you like to keep things authentic, and I have no idea of colour it should be ... I was just offering a suggestion rather than an answer. IMO items like this can be used to add to the scene/composition. Bright red would draw the viewer´s eye, and most would not want a gas pump to be the star of the scene.
This is just what i want a authentic gas pump but not the star of the show.
Cheers,
Richard.
SdAufKla
Joined: May 07, 2010
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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 03:02 AM UTC
[quote This is just what i want a authentic gas pump but not the star of the show.
Cheers,
Richard.
[/quote]
There are other ways to deal with composition that can handle the strong color and still achieve balance.
If you know that one element is going to be visually "strong" (like a red gas pump), then experiment with differnt layout arrangements. The classical "triangular" composition is almost always a good starting point. In such an arrangement, your gas pump could form one of the "corners" of the triangle and actually help you balance out the other elements.
Just because your pump might be red doesn't mean that it has to overpower the scene. Composition usually matters more than the characteristics of any single element.
Give it some thought and experiment. You might actually find that the "weight" of the gas pump works to your advantage.
My .02...
Cheers,
Richard.
[/quote]There are other ways to deal with composition that can handle the strong color and still achieve balance.
If you know that one element is going to be visually "strong" (like a red gas pump), then experiment with differnt layout arrangements. The classical "triangular" composition is almost always a good starting point. In such an arrangement, your gas pump could form one of the "corners" of the triangle and actually help you balance out the other elements.
Just because your pump might be red doesn't mean that it has to overpower the scene. Composition usually matters more than the characteristics of any single element.
Give it some thought and experiment. You might actually find that the "weight" of the gas pump works to your advantage.
My .02...
steph2102
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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 04:15 AM UTC
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 04:13 PM UTC
Thanks Steph.
HeavyArty
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Posted: Saturday, September 08, 2012 - 04:46 PM UTC
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steph
http://pompesaessence.over-blog.com/categorie-10293106.html
http://www.thegaspumpstore.com/pumps.htm
http://www.forum-auto.com/automobiles-mythiques-exception/section5/sujet380141-140.htm
Looking at the above links, it looks like they were painted just as they were in the US during the same time period, and it varied by company. Shell was yellow, Esso/Exxon - red, Fina - Blue, Sinclair - green, etc., etc....
Buzzzfuzzz
Joined: June 26, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, September 09, 2012 - 01:41 AM UTC
Thank you everbody, i got something to work with now 
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