After reading an article in one of the magazines about making plasticville a little more realistic I got busy. Here are two of my projects before and after.
The split level on the left.
Wow they look good you made some very nice improvements to your houses. Its amazing what a diffrence a little extra paint and effort can do.
I agree–these look nice. And this kind of work is so much better than just taking a ready-made built-up out of the box. This tinkering is the fun part of the hobby for me.
Realy nice job! [tup][tup]
If I may ask, what type of paint did you use?
The Lionel huses can also benfit from this type of modification. I have done some of mine by filling the mortar joints with contrasting colors.
I have done the first part in re-painting a plasticville suburban station to Milwaukee grey.
The roof and appointments will be a darker grey. Already the station is greatly improved. Caution: be sure any paint you use is safe for platsic. I used krylon paint and it said on the label that it was safe for plastic. My next project will be a house. Bob you are an inspiration for me to finish project 1 and get on with 2.
Thank you guys. On the split level for the lower level which is stone I used water based poster paint, the upper level and the trim is testors. The roof was already black. On the small house I used rustolium for the house and testors for the doors and windows. The roof was already gray. The before picture is a different house . The only differance is one house had a gray roof the other one is red.