Imitation black marble

[Dicky Dog]

A touch of imitation black marble can dress up the front of a commercial building. Even though real marble is often shiny, glossy surfaces rarely look realistic on models. Begin by painting the panels flat black. Then use the end of a frayed toothpick, or a few strands of an old paint brush, to apply random streaks of antique white paint very sparingly, as in dry brushing. It’s hard to go wrong, but don’t get carried away with the streaks. Only a few are necessary. This structure is an O scale Buildings Unlimited kit.

[FiatFan]

Neat idea and looks really good. Thanks for posting.

Tom

[jbaakko]

Nice work! I might have to try that out.

[Trainman1965]

Yea i will have to give that a go and see how it turns out. Thanks for posting it.

[TallDude]

That looks great!!! Thanks for the tip!!!! Will also have to try it.

[Catt]

I agree with these guys it looks great.I think I'll wait to see how badly they do before I try my hand at screwing it up.

[Boss Boomer]

Another nice technique! Very DD!