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I was helping with spring clean up at our shop when some guys drug these over to the dumpster. I of course freaked out and drug them to my pick up. It seems one of the bridege projects I was not on, required a rock face in the concrete walls and they used these panels to get that effect.

I haven't decided yet what to do with them. maybe colums,maybe something else.

http://www.maj.com/gallery/goldcreek...7/s5031131.jpg

These are very much like panels sold by oak island but don't go calling concrete suppliers for them. I already did that. Oak island is half what the places I called is asking for them

http://www.maj.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1625574

that's great!! Isn't free awesome?

Nice score. Was that all the pieces you got? I could see a couple of columns maybe a breakthrough wall. There are deffinate possibilities.

this was all that was usable. There was more but it was pretty well trashed. I'm hoping they do more of these projects. We have supposedly 2 more bridge projects coming up. I can only hope for more

I can't get stuff like that where I work but I do get other cool stuff! Can we say zip ties, PVC, some wood, and other stuff.

Wow Redneck, what a lucky find ! The possibilities are endless !!!! Wish I had them !

Great Find! Looks like enough for a cool fireplace or columns. Another trick for small pieces is to use them in patches on a wall and "plaster" around them for the appearance of an old plastered over stone wall with some of the plaster falling away.
This would be cool for a basement or tunnel scene.
Oak Island does sell many styles. Not sure how thick their panels are. There are lots of companies out there. Shipping is usually expensive.
There is a company I saw at HauntCon last year and TW last week called Nethrcraft. their panels are really heavy duty. They also offer painted panels if you are not that artistic. Learning to paint these is not too tough though. here is their site.
http://www.nethercraft.com/

Jim H

Originally Posted by Brckee1

Great Find! Looks like enough for a cool fireplace or columns. Another trick for small pieces is to use them in patches on a wall and "plaster" around them for the appearance of an old plastered over stone wall with some of the plaster falling away.
This would be cool for a basement or tunnel scene.
Oak Island does sell many styles. Not sure how thick their panels are. There are lots of companies out there. Shipping is usually expensive.
There is a company I saw at HauntCon last year and TW last week called Nethrcraft. their panels are really heavy duty. They also offer painted panels if you are not that artistic. Learning to paint these is not too tough though. here is their site.
http://www.nethercraft.com/

Jim H

the netherworld stuff is REALLY cool, thanks for sharing that. I may have to make use of some of it.

*edit- nethercraft,,,ooops

Great score. definitely a good idea for pillars. Could even use them as a template for additional foam walls.

Yea, I'd use them lik a mold....coat them so it doesn't stick and even maybe use monster mud to fill them...... when dry, remove the mold and wala..... more stone facade. !!! At least it looked like the BACK was formed like the front. ?