Rusty Rebar in Concrete Part-1 

Wow! Hard to know what to say to a Compliment like that except Thank You Ken-and My motivation and Pressure both just went up--lol

​@@JeffReiten A few more words on this. Of course Adam Savage is mostly doing a different form factor, and content. He's taken care of the details. My comments about your video quality are are _not_ about the issues of pure technical quality (focus, color, etc...though those matter greatly). Rather, it is about the information design decisions you make. - You show enough of each part the process for the student to learn. You even manage to hold back just enough so that the student who cares, might watch several times, and very carefully, before the "ah-ha" moment occurs. It is a joy when it does, and it would be demolished if you we're chattering all the time (especially if using the past tense. Gross.) - You use sufficient captions, well-displayed, to clarify what can't be seen (some products, for instance). - You have, _mercifully_, discarded the soul-destroying stop-motion delivery. In its place, you take the time to use elapsed time….show the beginning, any important changes as the process continues, then the intermediate finished products, on the way to the conclusion of the class. I have, almost exclusively, abandoned all people who use the stop-motion, or high-speed technique. Don't get me wrong. There are excellent practitioners out there who produce great "products." They are, simultaneously, either lazy or incompetent teachers, as shown by the information design manifest in their videos. Each of them, and there are an endless stream, would do well to learn information design from you. Your work is Master Class, and I am grateful for it. As a side note, if you are unfamiliar with the work of Edward Tufte, then drop what you are doing, buy all his books, and study until your eyes bleed.

@@tubeflorian Wow!!!- Thank You..This was such a cool and interesting comment to read... Gave me insights into my videos I wasn't even totally aware Of... I'm gonna have to re-read it a few times and then go check out Edward Tufte! Thanks Again for the insight, Wisdom and Support Ken!!

I know at 5 pound for 5 brass rods alone lol

lol-Thanks James Gordley!!...I normally do add some acrylic grey/ brown paint or pigments but I wanted a really light base for painting in Part 2

Hey Model Nerd! Thank You!..Yep I'm working on a few small Scenes right now-Hope to have the Videos up soon!

Thank You Lexi...for the Compliment and the Sub!!😊

Thank You Niclas !! I Appreciate it!!..part 2 should be out in a few days

@@JeffReiten looking forward already 🤗

Thanks Chris...Appreciate it!!...Working on the final shots tonight-should be out in a few days - fingers crossed it all comes together-lol

Awesome!..so Glad You Enjoyed it Flying Valiant and Thank You for the Compliment!..working on Part 2 right now :)

Thank you Goat!I I Appreciate the kind words and Glad you Enjoyed it!!

Thanks Lukasz!! I agree with ya!!

Thank You N Yaffe!!

Thanks Steve Jones Scale Modeling!!

Wow!! what an Awesome compliment!! -sorry about the job site flashback!...:) Thanks Jon Foisy I appreciate the compliments!!!

@@JeffReiten thank you again for sharing your great modeling skills! This week I just completed a 1/12 scale figure with scratchbuilt base. The base features a war torn factured roadway and sidewalk. In addition to a host of various rubble. Most of which I learned from watching your videos. Couldn't have done it without ya. Thank you so much!

Your so welcome! Glad You enjoy them and so cool to hear a few of the techniques worked out for you!!..I really want to get back to scenes with figures in them..miss painting figures..Thanks Again Jon!!-.More tutorials coming soon!!

@@JeffReiten is there a place I can send you a few pictures?

@@jonfoisy1237 Sure- You can send them over to me thru E Mail @ zoomcomodels@gmail.com or thru my Dioramasphere FB page..look forward to checking them out!!

Hey Rock Strongo, Yeah you can use whatever wire size/diameter you have...I like the copper wire because it bends easy and hold its shape...I'm gonna be painting the concrete and wire in part 2

@@JeffReiten Fantastique technique (as usual). I love not only the way your videos are realized (should take you hours and hours😱) but also the didactic way you are showing all this. It's more than helpful🙏 I'm dying to watch part 2 of this serie, mainly for the painting of the wires. At this stage, I'd have painted them before putting them in the mixture but let's wait and see 👍

@@zepzepzep4503Thank You!! lol--they take a while that's for sure..I definitely thought about painting them before putting them into the concrete ( and it would work nicely) but decided against it with some of the stuff I will be using to paint them..should be out in a few days!

@@zepzepzep4503 didactic-had to look that one up..I like it! Thanks again ZepZepZep!

thanks thedownhilla!! I use volume..25% hydrocal - 25% plaster of paris - 25% sand and 25% water...if you don.t have hydrocal and plaster you can just use 50% of either

Hey Scottish Bonsai, I used both Brass rod and Copper wire in this tutorial :)

@@JeffReiten it's a great look I'll be trying it in a Diorama soon I don't know if I should make bricks from a mould or from foam I think making a mould and using the same as the crumbled brick effect would look more realistic this way! Thanks for the reply

Awesome! @@EMTBonsai -Your very Welcome....I'm a fan of the crumbled brick effect myself...it's definitely worth the effort

Hey Pete Nope nothing special - just a bag of sand I picked up at the local home improvement store...I did put it thru a filter to remove any larger stones but other than that just standard sand

Thanks SUR MULOT!

Hey DO TO, I got a bag of river sand at the local hardware/home improvement store...I have also just dug up dirt from outside rinsed and then filtered it down to size