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Re: Any thoughts on making bricks in a 'brick red' color?
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Wed, 11 Dec 2002 23:43:12 GMT
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In lugnet.general, John Neal writes:
In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford writes:
Anyone besides me think that this would make a nice color to have for
constructing realistic looking brick buildings?

http://guide.lugnet.com/color/?q=R02

I agree that it would be nice, and I must say that the new dark red *is* an
excellent color for modeling brick buildings (having actually made one myself:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=239873)

All we need is for TLC to come out with some bulk packs in this color and we'd
be set:-)

umm.. color me "confused". Are these the same colors or just very close to
each other. It's always dangerous to guess from electronic images, but to
these tired old eyes they seem pretty close?

ah... the offical color is R04. R02 is redder/lighter. Never mind.

Depending on where in the country you live, R04 is not a bad approximation
for bricks... so is R02 though, as is RO02... (the next hue over) and OR02
and OR03 too for that matter. Bog.

Well given that they just brought out R04 I guess I'd rather have lots and
lots of elements in that color (as J2 said) before getting even a few in R02.



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(...) 'Tis true. They are pretty close to me as well. In my own defense, all I can provide is that I made my posting based on three things: 1) Not having seen a building/model like that, to know that such bricks apparently already exist. 2) Thinking (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.general)

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(...) excellent color for modeling brick buildings (having actually made one myself: (URL) we need is for TLC to come out with some bulk packs in this color and we'd be set:-) JOHN (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.general)

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