Brick structure

[AlexG]

Marc, thanks for your comment. You're quite right.
That time, was enough easy for me with that kind of mortar. On the other hand, there is a big difference between what you see
with your own eyes - even using a magnifier, and a big photo.
So, I made again some zillions of bricks, made again some brickwork parts and start to make a proper mortar.
I added to my Polistick some powder of old mortar and try again. Few times even, but not content. Someting was wrong.
I have seen some topics here, regarding the brickwork, and I found another method.
I give it a try and here's the result.
Few pics are following.

Comments are more than welcome, helps me to move on in the right way.
Forunately, I know now that "a kick in the ass" is (some times) a big step forward.

Alex

[AlexG]

The method I used - I spread powder of old mortar and powder of new mortar on the brickwork, carefuly moistened with a mix of water
and white glue. I think some teast must be done again, with the powder spread not only between bricks.

The "concrete" plate is a recovered one, after I removed the bricks. I'll use it, looks good to me.

Alex

[finescalerr]

An improvement. -- Russ

[Ray Dunakin]

Very nice! I also like the coloration of the bricks.

[artizen]

I would suggest using a surface sealant on the bricks before using mortar but that does make the bricks go much darker. But if you do that, the mortar no longer stains the bricks. At this scale, I would be exploring the methods Diorama Debris suggest on their website.

I do like the knocked-about look of the bricks - extremely realistic. The more ideas you try, the better the result will be.