Help wanted: How to make look plaster like old concrete

[marc_reusser]

Well, I think these results came out quite well....especially when they are in place, in context, and have some additionl dirt and staining on them.

The only nit-pick for your final pieces, is to not round off the outside corners and edges so much...even when tooled, and old, concrete squares /paving still generally has a pretty square-ish and straight-ish edge.

[Hauk]

... these pieces really look tiny ... is this H0 scale ... and what do they represent?

Yes, they are H0 scale pillars for the warehouse I´m building.
I went to the trouble of making board by board formwork, but I am not sure it is qoing to show in the end. But it was sort of fun making the little buggers.



They are a little under an inch tall.

[Malachi Constant]

Wow, those look even better in close-up than they did in the wider view!  -- Dallas

[chester]

Well certainly nothing looks quite like cement than cement itself. Better yes.

Nice piers Hauk.

[mad gerald]

G'day all,

Yes, they are H0 scale pillars for the warehouse I´m building.

... ah, thanks ...

Here I have an example of some brandnew and older concrete paving slabs for a better comparison (as actually some of them had to be replaced on my front yard):



I changed the mixture increasing the plaster part in relation to the joint mortar part, but the compound is still a little fragile/crumbly ... colouring was done with artists water colour instead of acrylic colour because of the latter containing to much latex ...





Cheers

[marc_reusser]

I like it! Very nice. Lovely shading and hues.