Superior & Seattle Railroad Build (Volume 2) Started 2/25/17

[S&S RR]

Really new cement.  Next we need to age it about a 100 years.

[jerryrbeach]

John,
That looks more like a newly whitewashed barn, looking forward to seeing it age 100 years right before my eyes.

[S&S RR]

John,
That looks more like a newly whitewashed barn, looking forward to seeing it age 100 years right before my eyes.

Jerry 


Your are correct - very light grey. It does do a good job of sealing the wood.  I'm going to be adding lots of scenery to this and I don't want the wood to warp.

[GPdemayo]

Great job John.....   That's going to make some great looking poured in place concrete walls!

[jimmillho]

Are you sure that isn't poured concrete ?  Looks real to me.
You sure do good work.

Jim

[deemery]

Try mixing a very small amount of olive to that primer, and see if you like the result as a good concrete color.  ("Holy Driftwood" has a slight greenish tinge to it, and it makes a good weathered concrete color.)


dave

[S&S RR]

Great job John.....   That's going to make some great looking poured in place concrete walls!

Greg


Well, so far so good, I'm real curious to see how the cracks look after the weathering. Most of the color will come from the pigments and chalks to follow.

[S&S RR]

Are you sure that isn't poured concrete ?  Looks real to me.
You sure do good work.

Jim

Jim


Thanks for stopping by and the kind words. Now, I need to make this concrete look like it was poured a 100 years ago.

[S&S RR]

Try mixing a very small amount of olive to that primer, and see if you like the result as a good concrete color.  ("Holy Driftwood" has a slight greenish tinge to it, and it makes a good weathered concrete color.)


dave

Dave


I plan to have a lot of olive in the next few steps.  Pigments will be my tool of choice. The little bit of water that will be in the bottom is going to be real green and slimy. I use mostly pigments, pan pastels, and chalks from here on out.  With A&I thrown in for the darkening and highlighting. Let's see where it takes us.  I have a lot of surface to practice on because it will be covered in the final diorama.

[deemery]

Try mixing a very small amount of olive to that primer, and see if you like the result as a good concrete color.  ("Holy Driftwood" has a slight greenish tinge to it, and it makes a good weathered concrete color.)


dave

Dave


I plan to have a lot of olive in the next few steps.  Pigments will be my tool of choice. The little bit of water that will be in the bottom is going to be real green and slimy. I use mostly pigments, pan pastels, and chalks from here on out.  With A&I thrown in for the darkening and highlighting. Let's see where it takes us.  I have a lot of surface to practice on because it will be covered in the final diorama.

I was suggesting that some concrete does have a slight green tinge to it (independent of pond slime :-) )


dave

[S&S RR]

Try mixing a very small amount of olive to that primer, and see if you like the result as a good concrete color.  ("Holy Driftwood" has a slight greenish tinge to it, and it makes a good weathered concrete color.)


dave

Dave


I plan to have a lot of olive in the next few steps.  Pigments will be my tool of choice. The little bit of water that will be in the bottom is going to be real green and slimy. I use mostly pigments, pan pastels, and chalks from here on out.  With A&I thrown in for the darkening and highlighting. Let's see where it takes us.  I have a lot of surface to practice on because it will be covered in the final diorama.

I was suggesting that some concrete does have a slight green tinge to it (independent of pond slime :-) )


dave

Dave


I understood what you meant - there is a a lot of green in concrete depending on how much sun it sees. I made some progress with the weathering today, I will post some pictures tomorrow.

[GPdemayo]

Most regular mixes of concrete have a slight greenish tint when it is poured.

Depending on humidity and temperature, it generally lightens within a short amount of time. 

[S&S RR]

Most regular mixes of concrete have a slight greenish tint when it is poured.

Depending on humidity and temperature, it generally lightens within a short amount of time. 

Hi Greg


I remember new concrete being referred to as green make in my days of doing construction with my Dad.  The green started to disappear as the concrete dried.

[S&S RR]

So here are a couple pictures of my aging concrete as it sits on my workbench this morning.  I will post detailed pictures of the steps I went through to get to this point later today. What do you think?

[S&S RR]