Winston Smith | 18 Apr 2018 12:47 p.m. PST |
Suppose I have a cast resin or laser etched brick wall. Has anyone tried spraying with a flat red, like Rustoleum red primer, and then staining with a white wash to bring out the white mortar? If so, how did it work and what did you use? |
JimDuncanUK | 18 Apr 2018 12:57 p.m. PST |
I would paint it white then pick out the bricks in flat red. The reverse of your proposal. |
raylev3 | 18 Apr 2018 12:59 p.m. PST |
Many times for my model trains buildings. Spray paint the basic color you want then let it dry. Next spread white paint over a section of wall (not too thick -- this may take a little experimentation. The paint will get into the crevices. Immediately take a paper towel and wipe off the white paint. This will leave the white paint in the crevices looking like mortar, and will "weather" the brick at the same time. Depending on how soon and how hard you wipe off the paint, you can control the weathering aspect, too. Again may require a couple of experiments. I experimented on a few leftover plastic brick walls before I did the actual building. This also works with other colors depending on the mortar color you want to use. |
7th Va Cavalry | 18 Apr 2018 1:01 p.m. PST |
Primer grey and dry brush technique the brick tones. |
miniMo | 18 Apr 2018 2:25 p.m. PST |
+1 Spray paint in various speckles of brick colour, paint mortar with a white acrylic and wipe downward with finger to remove any excess. The wiping downwards adds to the weathering. If there's still too much on the brick, wipe downward with slightly dampened tissue. This is laser-cut mdf:
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Lucius | 18 Apr 2018 2:43 p.m. PST |
I used raylev3's technique on my Mars Attacks brick walls. They turned out great. |
Dye4minis | 18 Apr 2018 3:06 p.m. PST |
MiniMos example looks great. I was going to suggest dusting with chalk dust (after painting the bricks with 2-3 shades first) then remove the excess with a stiff wide brush. A coat of Dullcoat and Bob's your Uncle!….. |
The Beast Rampant | 18 Apr 2018 3:54 p.m. PST |
I would paint it white then pick out the bricks in flat red. The reverse of your proposal. That really doesn't sound practical at all. I have painted the mortar and drybrushed the red. I have taken 1:32 platic brick wall sections, already moulded in am appropirate red, primed them white, and fine-grit sanded the white off, leaving the mortar. Quick and dirty, which was fine, as my minis weren't 1:32. I have also used miniMo's method, which can work to great effect, as shown. |
robert piepenbrink | 18 Apr 2018 4:39 p.m. PST |
I've had better luck white-priming the wall and damp-brushing the bricks, but I do like minimo's example. Much better than my work. |
StoneMtnMinis | 18 Apr 2018 5:00 p.m. PST |
For a sutler effect use a light gray color for the mortar. |
Bashytubits | 18 Apr 2018 6:43 p.m. PST |
miniMo's method for the win. Easy application with great results. |
Daithi the Black | 18 Apr 2018 7:15 p.m. PST |
MiniMo for the win! But I use an off white/light grey color for the mortar. |
Dave Crowell | 18 Apr 2018 7:27 p.m. PST |
Raylev3 and MiniMo use the same basic technique I do.. Works like a charm. |
Winston Smith | 18 Apr 2018 8:56 p.m. PST |
Thanks. I'll have to try that, but remember to not wear good clothes at the time. |
Timmo uk | 19 Apr 2018 5:04 a.m. PST |
Well known technique in the model railway world. There is a product made specifically for this although the name escapes me. |
bobspruster | 19 Apr 2018 6:13 a.m. PST |
I've used an off-white wash on plastic model brickwork to good effect. Thinned paint (watery even) with a couple of drops of dish liquid brushed on followed by a drybrush to pickup any excess on the bricks themselves. |
miniMo | 19 Apr 2018 8:11 a.m. PST |
Model Master's Ghost Grey is a good off-white for this sort of thing. |
Condotta | 20 Apr 2018 10:14 p.m. PST |
I use raylev's and miniMo's techniques combined, colouring bricks in a variety of shades from red to black to pink, then seal the paint and let dry. Once dry, I use acrylic off-white spread across sections to fill in mortar, then wipe bricks clean. I will paint in lines in tight spots. Here is La Haye Sainte by Hovels (28mm) work in progress, with weathering and detailing still to come. The mortar effect looks good on the table:
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