Question on color

[Rob S]

Hello all. I'm currently working on an old polar lights robot from lost in space and need help choosing colors for the base. I'm going for a kind of Mars look and was thinking about a desert sand base with some red dry brush over that. Am I on the right track?

Thanks!

 

[urumomo]

Welcome Aboard !

Sounds good to me .
I think Mars is more orange though , isn't it ? I haven't been there .

 

[Rob S]

Thanks. That's the problem for me, I'm colorblind and not sure what to use. Usually I paint gundam/xabungle type kits and they're easy to figure out - blue and white, red and white or something similar. I'm trying to branch out a bit with this kit and the terrain has me stumped

 

[urumomo]

Mmm .
Well , post some pix as you go and members here can make suggestions and answer questions .

 

[blakeh1]

Here are a couple of decent ways of doing Mars bases

 

[Rob S]

Thanks!

 

[Rob S]

I ended up watching a video by Duncan Rhodes doing a Mars base and came up with this. Good enough for a campy old sci fi model.

 

[Jim62]

That looks good for the base.