08-20-2009, 11:00 AM
That "stone" looks good, Gary, and I think that your choice of "mortar" colour is appropriate, too. If the mortar were darker, it would look cheesy and it's unlikely that a lighter mortar colour would have remained so in such an environment.
For window frames, you could use the same colour as on the rest of the building, but black, red,
or silver would also look good.
If it's not too late, another suggestion: if you were to cut the wall horizontally at the mortar joint at the bottom of the panel below the upper windows, then add a plain strip of styrene of a suitable width, the second-storey window sills would better align with those on the side of the building. Personally, I'd do the strip "in relief" from the plane of the wall, too, for a bit of added interest. Scribe mortar joints along its length, if you wish. You could then either leave or trim-off the added height at the top of the wall, but either way, I'd add another strip of styrene at the top of the wall, again in-relief, as a cornice.
Wayne
For window frames, you could use the same colour as on the rest of the building, but black, red,
or silver would also look good.If it's not too late, another suggestion: if you were to cut the wall horizontally at the mortar joint at the bottom of the panel below the upper windows, then add a plain strip of styrene of a suitable width, the second-storey window sills would better align with those on the side of the building. Personally, I'd do the strip "in relief" from the plane of the wall, too, for a bit of added interest. Scribe mortar joints along its length, if you wish. You could then either leave or trim-off the added height at the top of the wall, but either way, I'd add another strip of styrene at the top of the wall, again in-relief, as a cornice.
Wayne