Ez's 2014 summer kit build challenge

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Well, I did a bit of research and found that there are very few depots like this that have red roofs, plus I didn't really like the thought of all that red, so I found a few shots I took of the Santa Fe station up in Flagstaff, and although it different in style, I thought I'd use the color scheme from there. That means that:

• Roof will be gray slate
  
• Walls will be dark red brick
  
• Windows and doors will be dark green
  
• Trim will be white stone
  
• Brick platform and walkways will be brick red (or maybe not) :? .

Two problems I encountered, first I was going to do the platform in a bluish-gray stone look, but the grout lines are so fine, that when I paint the stone, the grout lines all fill and and I can't color them different. So I left it red brick and just added the white grout. This could change if I can find a way to match the one around the Flagstaff station and still see the grout lines.

The second problem was trying to match the color of the brick used on the walls. I had stripped off the paint three time because I couldn't match it, then I realized, the grout they used there was black, not while :oops: .... It made all the difference in the world.

He are shots from the Flagstaff Station that I'm using to color match to:
   

And here are the before and after shots of the parts. The next step is to take about 2000 tiny little parts and make them look like the picture...