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Over on the left is a '70s boxing from Revell, in the centre is the '70s AHM boxing I'm building, and on the right is the Con-Cor, which I think is from the late '70s or early '80s. They could be built as is, but I think if you wanted a more realistic appearance for your layout, they'd all require painting.
Interestingly Art Curren mentioned hitting bare plastic with Dullcote and applying weathering (usually diluted Floquil colors) as desired. I can see that working on a brick color like the red or possibly the tan, but the yellow? That brick belongs on a road in Oz...
ReplyDeleteI guess yellow brick is from a time gone by. When I was working on ELM's Bookery ( https://30squaresofontario.blogspot.com/2011/06/uncle-charleys-bookery-done.html ) I remember it called for yellow brick. I used some self-adhesive sheets from Micromark. I tried to re-stock recently, and they informed me they no longer make it. Not much call for yellow brick these days I guess.
DeleteYes, I suppose yellow brick isn't used much anymore. Though, while what you used on Uncle Charley's is yellow in name, I'd say it's more a tan or sandy yellow than the bright mustard or muted lemon in the photo above. Especially after you toned it down. I've always been a fan of the clay orange brick you find down south.
DeleteI need to post the picture of the Superior Bakery kit - the walls are a serious blue!
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