I really like the Tamiya spray paints, but they are very expensive. And the selection isn't as varied as the bottled acrylics. A bottle costs $3.00 as opposed to $7+ for a spray can. The other benefit of using a brush is that I can paint indoors any time. With spray cans, I have to wait until it is warm enough outside and in Canada, that's only during the summer. So I elected to hand paint the Faller structures for my residential block. It turns out the painting wasn't that difficult. I was worried that the paint wouldn't dry flat, but that wasn't the case provided I was careful. The hardest part was choosing colours that complemented each other. Looking at my model reminded me of my neighbourhood back in Prague. I ordered more structures to complete the other half of the residential block. Now that Autumn is upon us and Winter is not that far away, I have a renewed interest in modelling again.
