Realistic Aged Concrete Roads from Plaster/Hydrocal

[@harryme472]

And another Master Class..... I can only confirm what Mikkel Agner , Donmegamuffin and many others have said. Your work is incredibly good.

[@JeffReiten]

Thanks Again Harry Me! This Comment just made my day!! and a Thank You to Mikkel Agner, Donmegamuffin and the others who have Complimented and Recommended my Tutorials!!

[@jeffgoldenberg9579]

Just can't get over how incredibly realistic your method is. And simple. Love all your tutorials but as an HO modeler, here's my vote to see more in that scale or similar. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@JeffReiten]

Thanks Jeff! .Really Appreciate the kind words!..and .Your in Luck...a few more videos and then my next project is creating an HO scene with off the shelf Building and vehicles

[@jeffgoldenberg9579]

@@JeffReiten Can't wait! But take your time and have fun doing it.

[@Tiffany-6910]

Your videos are so peaceful and calming. I appreciate the camerawork putting me right down there in the details. Your methods and video editing really make your attention to detail stand out. Thank you for sharing one of your passions in a genuine way!

[@JeffReiten]

Thank You Tiffany! What an Awesome way to describe my videos...love it!

[@kelliepatrick519]

Your talent is beyond words, of course! But your videography.....wow, just as much a talent! The time you take to establish your filming in relation to the details of your work just draws us in. ASMR!

[@JeffReiten]

Thank You so Much Kellie Patrick!! I really Appreciate it!!...Comments like this keep me plugging away :)

[@thescrapline4905]

I discovered something similar after knocking down a plasterboard wall a while back and pulling the mesh tape off with plaster still attached to it. It was your idea in a previous video that inspired me to build a jig and try to recreate that crumbled concrete slab effect with gypsum plaster. Though I switched from gypsum plaster after several failed attempts to a hard set wall filler and building sand mixed. The results I got were amazing. The plasterers mesh tape is alot thicker than the mesh you used here and certainly has the grounds to make the effect of steel reinforcement bars exposed in broken concrete. Inspiring stuff as always.

[@JeffReiten]

Hey The Scrap Line, Thanks!..I like it..sounds like me always looking for stuff from real life to apply towards modeling...Glad the results worked out and I like the idea of using the thicker mesh for steel reinforcement/ rebar in concrete

[@Donmegamuffin]

Your work is incredible, thank you so much for continuing to share your techniques :)

[@JeffReiten]

Thank You so Much Donmegamuffin!!

[@SmallSoldier]

OMG! Now if that doesn't look like a real 1:1 scale road. You are the "professor" of diorama techniques. Your film editing is top rate as well. I might use this technique for my Egyptian T-34/122 desert base. I want to create a dry wadi and this just might be the perfect technique. Thanks again Jeff, your brilliant!!

[@JeffReiten]

Thanks small soldier...definitely getting more and more comfortable with shooting video ..professor of diorama techniques--lol ..I like it..just watched your t-34 tutorial...great rusting technique...would be really cool to see it incorporated into one of your scenes if it fits..Thanks Again

[@SmallSoldier]

Cool! Thanks for checking it out. I wasn't happy with a couple parts but that's things that need to be sorted out as we progress I suppose.

[@JeffReiten]

@@SmallSoldier Exactly..feel the same way about all my videos

[@SmallSoldier]

Hehe... we can only improve, I hope.

[@williambryant5946]

Awesome idea. You could do this for an asphalt road too. Only thing that you need to chang is to add some black paint to the mix. You are a very talented modeler. I really enjoy the videos you make. I'm glad to see you doing some HO scale modeling. This will be a technique I use for doing roads on my train layout. It's the most realistic way I've seen other than using photographs of road surfaces. That looks good from a distance but you can tell it's a photograph when up close. This is almost concrete, just missing portland cement; so it is real in a way. Just really small. Excellent work and video as always. Stay well. -Wil 👍

[@JeffReiten]

Thanks Wiiliam Bryant! Appreciate it!..yeah definitely change the color of the road by adding acrylic paint or weathering powders...I tried actual portland cement when first messing around with this technique...plaster with sand was much easier to work with...next project is an HO scene..looking forward to it..been a while..Thanks Again!

[@mikkelagnerclausen7150]

This, well I'm out of words to describe it. It's nothing short of amazing - I think I'm going to try it out. Thanks for sharing this. Best regards from 🇩🇰

[@JeffReiten]

Well Mikkel Agner Clausen...out of words are about the best words I've heard all day!!..Thank You Very Much!!

[@JeffReiten]

definitely give it a try!

[@dezi1768]

Love your technique. You work is amazing. Thanks for sharing!

[@JeffReiten]

Thank You So Much R Dezi !!

[@НатальяЛобова-з6и]

Please tell me, what material is used for creating formwork? Thank you!

[@JeffReiten]

Hey @user-wu! its sheet styrene .060" thick www.hobbylinc.com/evergreen-plastic-styrene-plain-sheet--060-x-6-x-12-1-model-railroad-scratch-building-supply-9060?source=froogle&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgK2qBhCHARIsAGACuzly9ClqPWc4G3T7RoBGEOqvPOc3oZFzX6c2GuX1YOztMv_tBhJrwesaAuXxEALw_wcB

[@DiecastMediaNetwork]

This is incredible. I had to watch it twice. Amazing work and perfect for a build I'm working on for my channel. Thank you for sharing!

[@JeffReiten]

Awesome!!.Thank You Flying Valiant !!... Glad you enjoyed it and really coo that you get to put it to use on a project!!..could pair nicely with the weathered diecast customs!

[@DiecastMediaNetwork]

@@JeffReiten Indeed. Thanks, Jeff! I'll give you a shoutout when I use it. I'm curious to see how it looks in 1/64 scale. I have all the stuff but the hydrocal. I'm building a shop diorama and I really want to have the pavement outside the shop look pretty beat. so this is perfect.

[@JeffReiten]

@@DiecastMediaNetwork An old shop is near the top of my list of dioramas to do!!..I look forward to checking it out!!

[@DiecastMediaNetwork]

@@JeffReiten thanks! I'm excited about it too. It'll be starting early September.

[@colossalbigfoot256]

Awesome. The fabric is the stuff for veils right? How about asphalt? I found this stuff.. can’t rem what it is.. grrr.. but it looks like real asphalt. It’s maybe stuff you use for rock tumbling. Then mix with a medium and viola. Little more than that. Does it ring a bell?? ALWAYS enjoy your vids and learn something from every one. Thank you!!

[@JeffReiten]

Thanks Colossal BigShot! Yeah its just standard roll of white tulle fabric...one roll of 6 inch - 8" by 25 or so yards will cover all your project for about 10 bucks.....I not familiar with the asphalt stuff but I am looking at how to do an asphalt style road as well as sealed cracks..repaired roads etc

[@zepzepzep4503]

Hey. For asphalt, what if we add some black pigments to the mixture ? Jeff, what do you think ? Awesome job! I learn a lot with your tutos. Very impressive.

[@lizmorris8373]

Hi there you are truly gifted. I was wondering what type of sand are you using. Thank you for your time ... x

[@JeffReiten]

Hey lizmorris8373,.....Thank You!....it's just regular old river sand..the kind you find at your local home improvement store usually in the garden sector...you can get a big bag usually for like 5 bucks.....I have also just rinsed dirt from my backyard and then sifted the bigger rocks out.. Thanks again for the nice compliment

[@sebastienbonhomme1319]

Woooooooooooooh, awesome road! Thanks for sharing!

[@JeffReiten]

lol..Thanks Sebastien Bohnhomme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@veetz1728]

Absolutely awesome can’t tell you how much I learned from you. Thank you

[@JeffReiten]

Hey veetz1728 Thats Awesome to hear and Thank You!

[@andreehli3784]

Great idea, very good, greetings from germany

[@JeffReiten]

Thanks for the compliments and greetings all the way from Germany!

[@Nutzkie2001]

Another detail you could add would be section joints. Concrete roads were typically poured in sections, leaving a gridwork of lines once they dried. This could be easily replicated with a steel ruler and an Exacto knife. Also, was there anything on the toothbrush when you were brushing over the cracks, or was that just a dry-brushing technique?

[@JeffReiten]

Great Idea Steve Cope! gonna do a series of different road stuff may look at including that...Nope nothing on the old toothbrush..takes the plaster down just enough

[@maxglitz]

If this is glued to a 4" x 12" rigid 1/2" plywood shelf with a bracket under it, will it be stable without bits continuing to crack off of it? I do fine art wood sculptures of vintage cars and would love to use this as a base, but it needs to be stable. I'd be willing to construct a shallow wooden edge around it to cover just the edges. Much like the form you poured it into.

[@JeffReiten]

Hey Michael!...It's pretty stable after Painting with acrylics...I have found that if you need it to be more stable a few coats of acrylic flat finish watered down to 33% acrylic flat finish to 66% water really strengthens it up www.amazon.com/AK-Interactive-ultra-matte-varnish/dp/B00KARY7QG or I have even just sprayed it with flat clear coat from the local home improvement store and that hold everything together nice and tight too...Hope that helps!!

[@multipapput]

Wow Jeff, you really nailed this one as well, phenomenal authentic texture. Absolutely need to try that out, just need finalizing my 1:35 windows. A true champion within this art.!!

[@JeffReiten]

Wow!..Thanks Niclas Tjader!! Yeah Definitely give it a go..nice little technique for making concrete roads....Hopefully the windows are going well

[@multipapput]

Jeff Reiten slowly and surely are the windows getting along. Out of enamel wash, delivery this week so I will then continue. Btw, where did you get the mesh for the armoring of the plaster?

[@JeffReiten]

@@multipapput slowly and surely is the way to go...I picked up the tulle fabric at the local craft store..here its micheals..you can find it online by searching tulle fabric roll...one roll of 6 or 8 inch by 25 or so yards is only a few bucks

[@multipapput]

Jeff, many thanks highly appreciated 👍🏼😃

[@multipapput]

Jeff, found it here in Sweden(after having it properly translated, “tyll “ in Swedish) 😃 Will try it out prior implement the technique in my WW2 diorama 👌🏼

[@vmic75]

Dear Jeff your model road method is one of the best I have ever seen! Thank you very much for this video! You are great! I just wanted to ask you also what kind of evergreen stuff we need for HO and 1/35 scale ?

[@JeffReiten]

Hey Vassilios! Thanks You so Much for the Compliments!! - I would use the .060,or .040 sheet styrene for HO and 1/35th scale

[@KOTEC525]

genius!!!!! Two questions: Do you do the breaking and toothbrush brushing when the plaster is completely dry or still a little wet? And second, why do you dab it with water at the end?

[@JeffReiten]

Hey D1! Thank You! I wait until its fully dry before doing the cracking and toothbrush....the damp paper towel at the end is just to clean off the plaster dust from tooth brushing

[@KOTEC525]

@@JeffReiten great, thank you!

[@jcdebelen2344]

Great tutorial! How long did it take to dry? And what sand did you use?

[@JeffReiten]

Hey JC De Belen! Thank You! ...I normally pull them out of the mold ( after a couple hours ) and set them out on some dowels or a drying rack - dry after about half a day...or you can just leave them in the mold overnite and pull them out the next day...the sand is just a bag of river sand from the local hardware store

[@jcdebelen2344]

Thanx a lot! 😎👌👍👍

[@suzannemeakins6620]

Amazing! Thank you!

[@JeffReiten]

Thank You!!

[@mr.e1944]

This is awesome. I subscribed.

[@JeffReiten]

Thanks and Thanks!!!! Mr.E

[@mr.e1944]

@@JeffReiten Your welcome. I think you are the best modeler on KZbin.

[@JeffReiten]

@@mr.e1944 Wow!! What an Awesome Compliment!! that Makes My Weekend and Definitely Boosts the motivation to wrap up this next series of Tutorials...Thanks Again!!!

[@mr.e1944]

@@JeffReiten Your welcome!

[@Emtbtoday]

Looks brilliant bet that took along time and plenty tries!? I just used AKs dry crakle effects now for this I mix abit of the dry desert sand Diorama effect crackle in with there Asphalt dio texture and it dries like this but still love to create my own and maybe try this if it don't break in to peices like plaster! Knowing my luck it'll be like.a jigsaw haha

[@JeffReiten]

Hey Scottish Bonsai, Thanks-...You should give it a go..its surprisingly strong...this technique has been developed over years..started with pouring plaster onto regular white paper years ago..slowly been improved over time....I've been curious to try the AKs crackle effects for a while....I'll have to try it soon

[@Marvmensch]

Hello, love your videos a true inspiration! What grain size is the sand you use? Its quartz I presume? Thank you

[@JeffReiten]

Hi Marvmensch, Thank You!..I'm using a bag of paver ( quartz ) sand from my local hardware store..the equivalent of beach or river sand in size-then I filter in thru a metal mesh strainer for HO scale..you wouldn't need to strain it for larger scales..you can also use a tea strainer

[@JeffReiten]

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[@CraigCraigernationBrotman]

Is the sand what comes in 50lbs bags at Lowes and used for sandboxes?

[@samsscaleproductions2514]

awesome work again!!!😃 im going to try that for one of my future proyects🤔 only i have a questions, what is the diferece between the plaster and hydrocal? and why u mix it together?

[@JeffReiten]

Hey sam's scale productions, I add a little hydrocal to the regular plaster just to strengthen the road up a bit..but you can use just one of them...the plaster will be just a tiny bit more fragile while weathering

[@JeffReiten]

and thank you!

[@danielclarke649]

What weathering powder did you use

[@JeffReiten]

I used the Bragdon weathering powders here too!..its really cool stuff..in my concrete mixes I use the grey and brown but there rust weathering powders are really good too

[@garethhudson1782]

This is just a superb technique and you're a legend for sharing. I love it when someone has perfected a technique and been generous enough to share the results of their hard-invested time and labour. Really appreciate it. I read you've used River sand here, is that similar to Aquarian? I'm trying to model some badly eroded concrete but the stuff looks to be around 1-3mm. Also would you say hydrocol is defo required or will any gypsum plaster do?

[@JeffReiten]

Hey Gareth! Thank You!....I use river sand because its so readily available and with a little filtering for size looks very realistic...the main thing to consider is just color and size of the rocks compared to the scale your modeling..for HO or 1:35th scale I do some quick filtering for size from river sand...and for something like N scale I really filter down for very small...when I first started experimenting with this technique I was just rinsing and filtering dirt from my backyard..works well....as far as Hydrocal if you can get some I would recommend it..it adds some useful strength to the mix..Although it does work using regular plaster..adding a little flat acrylic clearcaot or concrete coloring may help strengthen the regular plaster just enough....Hope this Helps and Thanks Again For the Very Nice compliments...Jeff

[@garethhudson1782]

@@JeffReiten hey Jeff! Cheers for the response! We don't really have hydrocal in the UK but a quick search tells me it's just gypsum with a little porter cement so I'll try my own mix together. Nice tip on adding the vanish for strength. I've got a project on the go which requires some battered paving and these eroded, poured concrete cladding slabs for a wall which appear to have some huge chunks in them to away like bubbles. Nearest I could come up with was trying to use plaster and trap actual bubbles in the mix but adding quartz sand and rubbing should do the trick easier and more convincingly. Thanks for putting the effort into this video man, I'm really excited to give it a go.

[@JeffReiten]

@@garethhudson1782 Awesome! Let me know how it goes! Cheers😀

[@panzer-meister]

Hi, t's nice work. It's extremely real. I'm so happy that I could watch such as video. Thank you !!!

[@JeffReiten]

Thanks panzer-meister Appreciate it!

[@nicolamietta]

Great work man !!! Just to know , what is weathering powder you put in the mix of plaster and sand at the end ?

[@JeffReiten]

Hey Nicola - Thank You!... weathering powders or pigments www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjn5O7UweTsAhWOIK0GHc1yD_gYABAdGgJwdg&sig=AOD64_2PqLQ_qWP7BrnLaliU8NhAGceOZw&adurl&ctype=5&ved=2ahUKEwiL7uXUweTsAhXUq54KHZoHD28Qvhd6BAgBEG4

[@JeffReiten]

www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=DChcSEwjn5O7UweTsAhWOIK0GHc1yD_gYABAgGgJwdg&sig=AOD64_13VFgMoLjRwC2kqFAW0rRu9Z7akg&adurl&ctype=5&ved=2ahUKEwiL7uXUweTsAhXUq54KHZoHD28Qvhd6BAgBEHY

[@nicolamietta]

@@JeffReiten thank you very much, now I understood what it is.Very kind to answer so quickly. Have a nice day !!!

[@johnnypenso9574]

15:10 looks like a lot of roads in my city except the potholes are missing.

[@JeffReiten]

OH!...Well at least you have tons of references..I need to do a Old Roads pothole video

[@LostInScapes]

Hi Jeff, this is amazing! I can see that the styrene sheet is used to get the height, but what is the material on the bottom that the mixture is poured onto (the material you brush the Vaseline on)?

[@JeffReiten]

Hey Chris!.. Thank You!!...Thats just the sheet styrene too

[@JeffReiten]

this styrene and "scale concrete"technique can be used in so many cool ways.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r16so36OYrt8Zrc

[@LostInScapes]

@@JeffReiten Thanks so much!

[@LostInScapes]

@@JeffReiten I was hoping to make a game board using this technique for a large industrial area, would this technique work for larger sizes? Perhaps if the pour was a bit thicker? It would need to be around 22 inches square.

[@spankyfuentes3502]

Excellent! Very YEAH baby! Is the music by scallscary?

[@JeffReiten]

Hey Spanky! still using sappheiros kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYTcm5-Ejcubn6c

[@spankyfuentes3502]

Way cool thanks. Sorry did not recognize

[@25mfd]

@ 3:25... the vid shows you used hydrocal AND plaster... but then you say use only one or the other... so it's only THREE ingredients not four correct???

[@JeffReiten]

Hey 25mfd, I used a mix of hydrocal and plaster in this video..you can use one or the other if its all you have..so yep 4 ingredients

[@25mfd]

@@JeffReiten cool thanks... i'll be trying this out

[@josvanr]

Your videos are so advanced I have to look up every second material used. It is simply too fatiguing.

[@JeffReiten]

🙄😬😌😔

[@kiwinesss]

Thank you, I learnt a lot!! How often do you post exclusive content on Patreon?

[@JeffReiten]

Hey Bob, Thank You..I'm working up to posting once or twice a month on Patreon only

[@kiwinesss]

@@JeffReiten If that is going to be the case then I will surely join up soon. Your work is awesome and I learn so much from you. I am hungry for more videos :)

[@JeffReiten]

@@kiwinesss Awesome!!....look forward to having you over on Patreon!!...quite a few Patreon exclusive videos underway!!.and when you get over there let me know what you model or want to see and I always try to work some of that into future projects..Thanks Again Bob!

[@kiwinesss]

@@JeffReiten It's done :)

[@brianstewart3594]

deadly road surface

[@JeffReiten]

HaHa stewart tower cranes stewart...I thought I went a little light on the weathering ;)