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Painting Concrete
orangelion03
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Posted: Friday, February 28, 2014 - 11:22 AM UTC
I have a small base that will form the mount for a 88mm Flak gun. I would like to paint it to look like concrete and I'm a bit stumped as to how to proceed. I have it primered in gray.

Suggestions?

This is what I am going for:

SgtRam
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Posted: Friday, February 28, 2014 - 11:37 AM UTC
For concrete I use Polyscale Aged Concrete with a wash of brown,then dry brush with Polyscale Concrete.

Kawamura
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Posted: Thursday, March 06, 2014 - 06:50 PM UTC
A while back I built a concrete apron for a plane model, and I used spackle. Put down a few layers just like you would do on a wall, sand down with sanding block to ensure a flat surface. The surface has the same porous look that concrete does. Take a sharp point to scribe out and patterns (hence why you need a few layers to give it depth). Paint accordingly. It came out perfect. Also if you are really hardcore, you can lay down brass/aluminum rod in the final layer or two of spackle and when you sand it down it gives it the rebar just below the surface look and texture.
sdk10159
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Posted: Thursday, March 06, 2014 - 08:12 PM UTC

Quoted Text

For concrete I use Polyscale Aged Concrete with a wash of brown,then dry brush with Polyscale Concrete.




Ditto. That's what I do. Sometimes, I give it a wash of Paynes Grey.
sdk10159
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Posted: Thursday, March 06, 2014 - 08:13 PM UTC

Quoted Text

Also if you are really hardcore, you can lay down brass/aluminum rod in the final layer or two of spackle and when you sand it down it gives it the rebar just below the surface look and texture.



Excellent idea!
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