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I have been buying Woodland scenic structures although expensive they look great. I have seen some MTH structures that I think would fit in but they really have a plastic look to them. Does anyone have a suggestion for the right type and color paints to use for example for the bricks and the concrete portions of the buildings around the windows and roof tops. I have seen these  painted up and look very similar to the WS buildings.  Would one of the veterans here on the forum please give me some advice on painting these with either spray paint or bottled paint. I have tried my hand at air brushing and I stink at it. Any help would be appreciated.

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I paint them with Floquil paint. If you can use a spray can you should be able to use an airbrush. I disassemble them as much as possible, the reassemble adding interior details. Its fun if you like to do this but the reality is if you add all the detail that comes with Woodland Scenic built ups it will end up costing you as much or more. I made mine before Woodland Scenics offered their buildings.

 

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Walthers Building (now Atlas) on left, Lionel building center and right.

 

I use window glazing compound for the motor after painting.

Pete

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I have tried my hand at air brushing and I stink at it. Any help would be appreciated.

Practice, practice and when you think you're getting good practice some more. I first picked up a Binks Wren in the 80's and practiced on a primed automobile hood until I thought i was OK with it. Never picked up an airbrush again until last year and sometimes it's like I never used one before. I learned with Dupont laquer which I think is easier than trying to use acrylics but then I'm out of practice.

joe

If you pain the building first you'll want to do the mortar treatment with a different type of paint so paint the building with an oil based paint and do the mortar with an acrylic or vice versa otherwise when you go to wipe off the mortar paint you'll wipe off the brick color and have a huge ugly mess

Doing it the way the masters described above will certainly yield fantastic results.  I'm not as skilled in those areas so I did it this way... It was inexpensive too.

I took it all apart and used lightweight spakle on the mortar lines.  The spakle not only fills the lines but leaves a look of old weathered brick.  I only painted the dental molding and the steps.

For the weathered roof I used cheap sample grey and black latex paint from Home Depot heavily watered down.  Got it looking really ugly.  Then I dry brushed the roof.  Did the same for the platform but used browns.  Then I re-assembled.

Have Fun! Ron

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