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I suppose you could use plaster,then scribe in cracks ,but I' ve used plastic, some kits,IHC's and older Concor had sidewalks built in the base. I scribe them where the building front is and snap it off. Then scribe cracks,gouge pieces out then snap each piece apart, then break some individual ones apart again. Then I take a piece off .010 styrene sheet and glue back together,sort of like a jigsaw puzzle ,it doesn't lay perfectly flat but the effect gives you an old sidewalk. Then I paint with aged concrete,let dry,add washes of whites and brown to reflect dirt and age,fill in some cracks with elmers glue and ground foam. Finally add a wash of india ink and alcohol , put back on front of building. For more effect leave one square untouched and give it a pale gray color to represent a repair.If your building does't have sidewalks, you can use sheet styrene and scribe yourself.
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