Mainline Railways was a British model railway brand that operated between 1976 and 1983, introduced by Palitoy, the...
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Mainline Railways was a British model railway brand that operated between 1976 and 1983, introduced by Palitoy, the...
A Wickham Trolley is a small railway maintenance vehicle once widely used across Britain's railways. Built by D...
The Blue Riband subbrand was a significant step in the evolution of Bachmann Branchline, the UK division of Bachmann...
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The answer to the question "What is the colour of rust?" is more a tip about modelling in general than a lesson in rust.
The problem is, that we all have predetermined concepts of what colour everything in the world should be, probably ingrained in our heads since primary school when lollypop trees were bright green, people were pink and rust was orange.
But nature in the real world is not limited to the colour of some felt tips in a pot and chemical reactions, host metals and age of decay all have a part to play in the eventual appearance of rust.
As it happens our childhood perception is not far wrong and most rust will adopt a blend of oranges as well as browns and even some greens, but the keyword is blend!
Younger rust will be brighter and more orange than older rust.
Our top tip is to examine some photos or even better a real specimen of rusty infrastructure such as a bridge and try to forget that you are looking at rust, just concentrate on the colours present and how they flow, merge and interact with each other. Only then can you confidently get the paintbrushes out.
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