Alternitive to Brickwork?

[BOSWELL891]

I am working on my diorama that I posted on here but Ive changed my mind and I am not going to do brickwork on it so is there any alternatives as to what I can do for the exterior? All suggestions are welcome.

[Mercman]

Cole you might find some ideas here.

http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a2/mercman51/Building%20details/

Or on this one I used a stucco effect.

To achieve this I used Liquetex tube paint , and a stippling brush.

[BOSWELL891]

Thanks for all the ideas Junior they are a big help but I think I am going to go with the stucco affect because my dad had gave me that idea but I wasn't sure on how to do it but now that i know how that is what im going to do on mine. Thanks for the help! Its much appreciated.

[Mercman]

Glad to help out. BTW the dirty look of the stucco was from handling the building so much. I also used a pencil to get some aging in the grooves of the build. For your project, I would recommend a wash of dirty thinner. If you have a jar that is well used, take a old brush, and dig in the bottom to the gunk that settled. However try it on scrap piece first to get the hang of it. Also where you get rain water runoff don't forget to do them areas also. Acryllic paints thinned down work good for rust stains. So check real buildings around your area where they have downspouts for the gutters. You'll see what I mean.

Oh yeah forgot to mention, the building I showed you is 1/87th scale.

Edited April 24, 2011 by Mercman

[BOSWELL891]

Ok thanks for the tips.

[The Modeling Hermit]

I used Silica Sand mixed into water based house paint for my garage. I was quite pleased with the end result. For reference, it's on page 4 of this section.