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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #30 on: April 30, 2021, 03:12:08 PM »
This is looking very good  8)

Oh, and just so you know, piccies can be viewed on my phone (iPhone something ‘S’. 7 I think) but not the laptop (chrome in windows 8.something. 1 I think). Not your fault or problem of course, just info  :)
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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #31 on: April 30, 2021, 03:29:07 PM »
Thanks James, :)

And yes; I'm aware of this. Firefox and IE work just fine apparently. This has to do with my webspace not having the required security scripts; as evidenced by the lack of an 's' after the 'http'.

I'm no internet wizard, so I'll have to get someone to help me out on that one, so that forum pictures can be viewed by everyone, on every device again...

On another note, I just de-moulded the third cast, and even wet it spectacularly looks like concrete:



So it looks like that recipy is a keeper... 8)
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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #32 on: April 30, 2021, 04:23:53 PM »
I love the way this is turning out!

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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #33 on: April 30, 2021, 04:34:13 PM »
Looking good :-* :-* :-*

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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #34 on: May 01, 2021, 01:11:43 AM »
This is looking very good  8)

Oh, and just so you know, piccies can be viewed on my phone (iPhone something ‘S’. 7 I think) but not the laptop (chrome in windows 8.something. 1 I think). Not your fault or problem of course, just info  :)
What's weird for me is they don't show up in the post but if I right click and open the image ina new tab it's there. :?

Very nice concrete effect Daeothar.

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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #35 on: May 01, 2021, 05:33:20 AM »
Thanks James, :)

And yes; I'm aware of this. Firefox and IE work just fine apparently. This has to do with my webspace not having the required security scripts; as evidenced by the lack of an 's' after the 'http'.

So it is your fault then  lol

Third cast looks good. I’m assuming the colour once dry is fairly even?

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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #36 on: May 01, 2021, 06:14:10 AM »
That looks amazing! :o :-*

Are you thinking of painting or weathering the concrete in any way?

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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #37 on: May 01, 2021, 11:36:03 AM »
Third cast looks great.  Shame it’s going to be broken.  I use imgur for photo upload before posting here; just make sure to set them as hidden or private so you have more control who sees it.

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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #38 on: May 01, 2021, 01:54:47 PM »
Yep, that looks like concrete.
Gonna be satisfying to smash some of those Dwan corporate bootlickers strait into it.  ;D
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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #39 on: May 01, 2021, 03:37:58 PM »
So it is your fault then  lol

Yup; that's all on me. Seems internet security is getting tighter, and I haven't been up to date since HTML4 was the thing... ::)

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Third cast looks good. I’m assuming the colour once dry is fairly even?

Yes; it dries very even and also quite a lot lighter, but I really liked the damp look of the concrete in that picture. That's why my first attempt was way too light; it's a challenge to correctly gauge how much pigment is needed. It's been trial and error, but since then I've perfected the mix:



These are all the bended pieces I'll be needing, so I broke down the mould and created one for the straight pieces:



With the first one cast immediately after the glue dried. See how the wet state is considerably darker than the dried ones above?



...Are you thinking of painting or weathering the concrete in any way?

I will adding the road markings directly on the 'concrete', and will be weathering with pigments and maybe a bit of wash here and there, but the whole idea was for the material to speak for itself, so bar weathering, I won't be painting it.

This afternoon, I also did the only concrete pillar I'll be needing. I simply rolled some of the mesh into a cilinder to fit into a piece of PVC pipe from my junk box, closed off the bottom and poured from the top.

I had expected to simply push the cilinder out once the setting had begun, but regretfully I had to cut the pipe to get the concrete out (I've started to refer to it as actual concrete now :D ), but the result is really cool again!





Gonna be satisfying to smash some of those Dwan corporate bootlickers strait into it.  ;D

You're more than welcome to try, scum!  ;D
« Last Edit: May 01, 2021, 04:19:20 PM by Daeothar »

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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #40 on: May 01, 2021, 07:50:35 PM »
That is looking absolutely amazing, the concrete effect you've gotten from dyed plaster looks absolutely spot on!

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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #41 on: May 01, 2021, 09:20:05 PM »
LOOKING GOOD :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #42 on: May 02, 2021, 09:16:57 PM »
Great stuff!  Will the pillar also be damaged, broken?

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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #43 on: May 02, 2021, 09:53:42 PM »
Thanks all; much appreciated! :)

@ pistolpete: it might be, depending on how the eventual fallen road surface will end up, that's not 100% clear right now.

But at the very least it'll get chipped in such a way that some rebar will be visible; I didn't go through these lengths to not show them ;)

As an aside, I've run out of siena pigment again. I bought this one pastel in the colour (plus a few others, for weathering later), but I ground it down for use in just two straight road pieces and the pillar. A full pot of Vallejo powder went into the other three (plus the first one, which  I test-broke).

Also, shaving off and grinding down those pastel things in their entirety is pretty boring and time consuming, so I'd rather buy an entire bag of the stuff, like I did before for my table. I'll go and check at the art supply store tomorrow to see if they have this colour in larger quantities, because I've still got quite some parts to cast... ::)

So, since I wasn't casting anything today, I took the opportunity to Photoshop some highway signs which I will add next to the road. These will be severely weathered and beaten down, obviously, but like the rest, I will first build them in their complete state, before distressing them.

I will also be building the post for it from styrene rod and sheet.

Yes; it's a disappointment that I won't be welding it together with tiny pieces of steel, before letting that rust outside, but I do have my limits you know...  ;D

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Re: BSC2021 - Daeothar's collapsed overpass!
« Reply #44 on: May 02, 2021, 10:15:28 PM »
Amazing work, very thrilling to follow!

 

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