Modeling Conrete On A Model Railroad

February 5, 2007

Here is a quick model railroading tip that you might want to try for creating realistic looking concrete.

As soon as you paint the base color of your concrete, lightly dust some baking soda onto the wet paint. This gives the surface some additional texture and the weathering will have more depth.

Use Floquil’s Antique White with a drop or two of Box Car Red for the base followed by dry brushing rust streaks as needed from attached iron parts, earth colours at the ground level, grimy streaks following water down the wall, and a bit of white where calcium would leach from cracks.

Simple but effective.