If you wish to deemphasize the the bricks' excessive size, I would paint the whole wall (brick face and joint mortar) the same color (which is often done anyway). Make the mortar joints harder to see, and therefore the sizes of the bricks also. But I'm not sure how often people paint brick walls brick-colored; more likely white or light colors.
The old Woolworth's is almost ready for its new life; or at least the outside is! Now that the windows are actually clean again, there's no way I'm getting away without at least a rudimentary interior.
Is this N scale? If so where did you get the 1960 Chevy C10? It's one of my favorite trucks and I would love to have some for my layout.
Certainly is N scale! The C10 is from Showcase Miniatures, $12.95, kit even comes with windshield. Note-be sure to use their template and a fresh blade to cut the windshield. It's a neat kit. N 1961 "C" Class Pickup (showcaseminiatures.net)
Tried something different with a brick structure on a hydrocal kit. Spray base color typical of the area, pick out different bricks in differing shades, then highlight mortar by rubbing in weathering powder.
If I recall correctly, this building or one very similar was also part of Walthers State Street Stores kits. I have one that I never finished due to missing parts.
I saw three of those same buildings at a train show today. They were each priced at $8.00. The assembly work was less than ideal (I'm being kind here) and as others have mentioned, the brickwork is rather poor. Actually, I think paper brickwork looks better and I have made some by using O gauge brick plastic sheets reduce from 1:48 down to 1:160. Using different acrylic paint for the brick and/or as a mortar color I can reproduce different masters. The acrylic paint can be washed off and different colors used to build up a library of brick and/or mortar colors.
Seeing the bars on the front, and the nuns leaning on the station wagon, it makes me think the Sisters of Mercy are going to strip its ignition, like in “The Sound of Music.”
