Ready to think outside the boxcar? For this challenge, you must build a diorama, scene, or rolling stock detail using ONLY three colors of your choice. Think of it like a painting—your entire mini layout or scene should stick to your selected palette.
Rules:
Choose just 3 main colors (black/white count if used in a major way).
Scene size is up to you—could be a tiny vignette or a full mini layout.
Use shades, highlights, and textures to create depth with limited color.
Whether you go bold and bright or moody and muted, let’s see how creative you can get with a limited palette. This is all about mood, atmosphere, and pushing your visual storytelling.
🎨 Who’s up for it? What 3 colors would you pick?
This is an interesting one; I never really tried restricting myself like that, but I’m a little bit curious right now. To add some pop to things, I would probably choose a deep rust red, some filthy gray, and maybe a faded yellow.
Think of some old industrial siding with beat-up boxcars, heaps of trash, oil stains all around, that kind of feel. I’d most likely just drybrush everything and see if I could make those three colors stretch without seeming too flat.
To be honest, it could be more difficult than it seems, but it would be interesting to see what everyone else comes up with as well.
