i need to paint bricks on a verlinden diorama kit for the first time. I was wondering if anyone had a good red brick colour chart, or reference or whatever that would help me out. Or just a list of colours from any model paint manufacturer that i could use, that other modellers use

thanks!!

-Brett

Hi Brett,I have just painted a brick signal box for a friend,and used LifeColor LC32 Matt Rust 1.I then added yellow and red to pick out individual bricks.After this I overcoated the lot with Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange that gave it a nice hue and glossed it at the same time in preperation for the washes and filters.These are acrylic colours,but any rusty/light brown paints would suit,but vary individual bricks by mixing reds and yellows into the base coat.I would apply a darkish wash to the courses,I know mortar is a light colour,but the dark wash looks better and less toylike.I also applied an opaque greenish colour around the base of the walls to depict damp/moss,but do this in a subtle manner as you don't want it too stark looking.After it is all dry,apply a flat coat to dull it all down.
HTH....Dave.

Hi Brett,

Most "red" bricks are actually a brownish red color that varies from brick to brick. I would start out with a base coat of Tamiya Hull Red XF-9, and follow with a good variety of yellow, brown, and red pastel chalks ground into a fine powder. Mixing and matching a few bricks here and a few there to get random colors. Just lightly brush the powder on where you want it with an old brush. Then for the mortar I would go with something like panzer yellow lightened up with white, and use light grey pastels again to vary it. Perhaps a few streaks of very thin dark brown oil paint streaks to add age where any metal peices may be imbedded in the wall. Finish with a light coat of Polly S flat.

Model on,

Clair

B

Same as the other guys say, I used the Tamiya red hall colour and then mix it with yellows, red, oranges and paint the odd brick a different colour.
You can either use a black, white or brown oil washes for the mortar.


Here is one of my examples not the best example round, but will give you an idea