My first plan was to air brush the brick work, but than I though, "what if I dry brush the brick and touch up the moder with some washes." So I gave it a shot on a section that will be out of sight to see how it would turn out.[attachment=4739]
That's the finished section. What do you think? I would like some opinions on this technique.

Steve, I really like your results: that brickwork looks excellent. However, I don't think that it's the right one to use with a concrete-framed building. All of the ones I've seen (mostly factories) used a mono-coloured brick, although the one shown below does seem to have some buff-coloured bricks mixed in - the area where it's located is noted for bricks of that colour, as is evident from the second picture, taken at the same site.




Unfortunately, I don't have any photos of the dozens that were once located in my hometown of Hamilton, Ontario - many have been torn down, and some have been painted over, but all the ones that I recall used bricks of the same red-orange colour, and I've seen the same shade predominating throughout Ontario and the Northeastern U.S., too.

However, I suspect that you may have a specific prototype in mind, one that inspired you to go with the type of brick you show, so, by all means, use it. It's just not what I'm used to seeing.

Wayne

It definitely looks good though! I like it alot.

Thanks Wayne. I don't really have a single prototype in mind, The idea came from a Reading roundhouse near Bethlehem PA. It's construction is a concrete frame with concrete block walls. I just subsided the block with brick. The brick pattern comes from my uncles old home in Somerset NJ. When I asked him why some bricks were darker than others He said, " There just dirty. I'll get you a toothbrush and we'll clean them up, one at a time". I think I was about 5 years old at the time and thought I was in for some hard work.
I kind of like the look and think I'll use it as the company standard.

Here's a step by step of the process. It's pretty simple. The first step is to dry brush the brick . I used a brick red color from my wife's craft pants.[attachment=4749]

Then I touched up the moder lines with a wash of Aged Concrete and D&H Gray.[attachment=4748]

The last step is to paint some of the bricks Roof brown and to lightly dry brush Grimy Black all over the wall. I also installed the windows to see how it looks.[attachment=4747]

e-paw Wrote:I also installed the windows to see how it looks.

Well, it looks awesome, that's how it looks! And thanks for the tutorial on the brick. Looks pretty easy!

e-paw Wrote:The brick pattern comes from my uncles old home in Somerset NJ.

That's possibly why it "didn't look right" to me, as my parents' last home was built with the same brick.

I agree with Gary, though: it looks great, and the idea of using it as a company standard is a good one.

Wayne

Nice job Steve---looking forward to the fininshed project

As a general rule, bricks are made locally, from local clays. This doesn't rule out color variations that can be anywhere from slight to pronounced. That said, I like how you've added the color variations, and how you colored the mortar. On older buildings there could actually be areas of "newer looking mortar" where tuck-pointing has been done, or where a newer extension has been added. I've always liked the look of buildings that have "been growed".

Looks great!

Now git yerself yer OWN craft paints!

When I accompany my wife to JoAnn's or Michael's, if she doesn't use the 40 or 50% off coupon and I've got the spare cash, I'll pick out a color or two that looks interesting. Before long a person builds up a nice collection of these little bottles. Sometimes they're even on sale!

Nice choice to use the technique you did...it's one of my favorites - as long as the mortar lines have enough depth and the brush stays dry enough. Helps if the bricks have good definition, too.

Galen

Browsing through this thread it appears I am not the first person to overlook this one for awhile. Excellent work here, very excellent. Now I better bookmark this thread, because I may borrow some of your ideas later - especially those oil storage tanks . They have just the look I am after.

Quote:Now git yerself yer OWN craft paints!

ocalicreek. All's fair in love and war my friend. Some times you have to pillage some resources to get the right results.

Doc Wayne, quite by accident I came across a prototype for my brickwork and concrete supports on my round house.[attachment=4805]
It was right under my nose and never realised it. This is a side view of the LNE's roundhouse in Pen Argyl PA, just a few minutes ride from my home.

It's great that you've found a prototype, but, honestly, the work which you've been doing on your roundhouse already had me thoroughly convinced.

Wayne

Got around to a little more work on the round house. I finished the brick work all around the building and added some interior lights.

So it's time for the roof.I only have 7 good sections of roofing from all the Kits combined. I used the good sections as a template and cut a new roof from card stock. It will be removable In 4 sections, covering 6 stalls each. The center will be installed permanently.[attachment=4870]
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this shot shows an over view of the round house. I also only have 10 good sky lights, I not sure what to do for the other 2 stalls without them.[attachment=4867]

Man is that nice!!!!!!
Tons of work, but worth every minute of it!!

Can't wait to see that in place

Keep up the excellent work!