tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post4111656221290163469..comments2024-03-28T13:56:50.590+00:00Comments on Phil's Workbench: Where's my Nutmeg Spice? Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-91882646800092532682022-01-14T07:46:41.314+00:002022-01-14T07:46:41.314+00:00The last sentences say it all Phil, which is why I...The last sentences say it all Phil, which is why I remain loyal to your Blog- keep up the great modelling!Duncan Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14233792711462813228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-78650249438102619022022-01-10T15:48:17.484+00:002022-01-10T15:48:17.484+00:00Of course, people learning about this "scener...Of course, people learning about this "scenery" malarkey could always try an alternative, low cost, approach.<br /><br />Instead of going for specific colours, there's nothing wrong with keeping an eye open for matchpots in "there or thereabouts" colours that are being sold off in places like Wilko, B&M or even B&Q.<br /><br />It might also be possible to save a lot of money by doing this - money that can then be used for something else.<br /><br />The world outside is rarely "accurately matched colours" - soil colours vary a lot - so do road surfaces - and a standardized concrete colour is yet to be invented.<br /><br />Even colours / shades of trains and road vehicles vary - between vehicles and over time.<br /><br /><br />Whilst I think of it, how accurate is many people's perception of colour (especially from memory)?<br /><br />How about one classic example of this - pointed out in a 1980s photography magazine - what colour is a lion? Forget about the children's colouring book idea of bright orange. If they were that colour in the wild, they'd never get to eat because any potential prey would spot them a long way off. No - they're more likely to be a dull sandy or muddy brown colour, rather like the terrain where they come from.<br /><br />I'm sure people could come up with lots of other examples.<br /><br /><br />Anyway, returning to the matchpots, if you're using them to paint scenery etc., I can understand a desire to use something that's widely available. However, I don't see any problem with suggesting using something people have already got (or can get cheaply) in an approximate range or vaguely similar to what you've used. Let's face it, if someone's following a guide printed now, they might not be able to get exactly the same stuff you used in a few years' time.<br /><br />Saying that, how much of a problem is this - are you really too worried about an exact colour match or just something that looks credible?Huw Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11664683490163937931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20340207.post-23113965367577125412022-01-10T07:33:38.707+00:002022-01-10T07:33:38.707+00:00Cheers for that Phil, I'll have to pop in B&am...Cheers for that Phil, I'll have to pop in B&M next time I'm in Ashford as I haven't got any suitable earth/dog poo coloured paint!<br />Simon.Simon Hargraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026455397775065689noreply@blogger.com