HOW TO WORK WITH HYDROCAL AND OTHER MODELING TIPS -
COLORING BRICK
Description of finishing techniques
Generally, I recommend sealing the castings first with Scalecoat Sanding Sealer
and then painting them with Floquil colors as described below. Use proper
ventilation and care.
Other methods might work just as well, as Hydrocal is the perfect 3-D canvas.
Badger Air-Opaque, Floquil Polly-Scale, oil color, watercolor, ink washes, acrylics,
artist's dry-pigments, colored pencils all work: try different things, experiment
and develop your own favorite techniques.
My method of mortaring the brick is quite effective and somewhat effective on
stone. Allow Floquil paint to cure. Mix a little Durham's Water Putty with a gray
ink wash or lampblack artist's dry-pigment and work it into the mortar lines.
Wipe off the excess with a damp cloth and polish the surface with your finger.
I have received many compliments on the results.
Standard Common Brick Various Brick Pavers
After dressing the castings and completing any and all cutting, trimming etc.,
brush on Floquil paint:
Red Brick- mix 3 parts Signal Red with 1 part Box Car Red.
Tan Brick- mix Earth with just a little Red Brick color.
Vary the color of your buildings. Highlight individual bricks with darker (
Box Car Red) color and/or dab with Dio Sol thinner and blot to lighten.
Allow paint to cure (24 hours). Then use water putty for mortar.
Above is my first HO scale brick wall, on the firehouse.
Durham's Water Putty is a dry powder available in most hardwares.
Mix up a quarter teaspoon with a few drops of ink wash: tap water mixed about
40 to 1 with black India ink. Rub in and wipe off as explained above.
Work on a small area at a time as it will dry quickly.
Here is a brick color test panel.
I applied various mixtures and tried different techniques for the mortar.
Very wisely I wrote down the formulas on the back side of the casting.
For some reason this photo appears a bit brown and muddy.
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CHEAP ACRYLICS
I've recently experimented with cheap acrylics like Delta Ceramcoat found at
craft supplier with great success. Check out my Durango Roundhouse model. I've
loaded a bunch of pictures showing these.
For more details see:
DURANGO RH CONSTRUCTION

C. C. CROW 's HOW TO CLINICS
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