Sorry a little late to this, but I used 3M Scotchcal automotive pinstripes for our HO layout roads.
The layout is set in 1958 California, meaning yellow stripes were not in widespread use yet. So I used white. 1/16" solid white and 3/16" double white for roads and highways.
They make a color called bright yellow which looks good for modern stripes, however they do not offer the double stripe (3/16") in that color which is kind of a bummer as that would make adding double yellow stripes to roads and highways very easy.
Here is a link to a vendor:
3M Stripes
Double white on Route 66:
Broken stripes on local roads:
And some road overviews:
Matt from Anaheim, CA and Bayfield, COClick Here for my model train photo website
I ended up ordering 1/16 yellow chart tape off ebay and with careful application it worked great. Then I used a sharpie in between to cover the white stripes (It was bush stick on roadway. it should look good once weathered.
Joe Staten Island West
joe323 how do you paint the curved road. My hands are not that steady.
how do you paint the curved road. My hands are not that steady.
Cut very thin (1/8") strips of masking tape to mask off the line being painted. If you need a double stripe, do them separately, letting the first dry at least 24 hours to keep the tape from pulling up the previous line's paint.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
RR_Mel South Penn I bought it at a local automotive paint store. They have all kinds of vinyl striping. EDIT: I have also used pinstripe tape from Graphic Tape & Label. https://www.graphictapeandlabel.com/ It costs less and works pretty good. The automotive tape is close to $10 for 42' and the Graphic tape is under $5 for 50'. The automotive tape has more stickum on the back than the Graphics tape. This is automotive striping tape about 15 years old. Mel Modeling the early to mid 1950s SP in HO scale since 1951 My Model Railroad http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/ Bakersfield, California I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Mel;
Thanks the tape works perfectly
Steven Otte I prefer to paint stripes rather than use tape or decals, as this gives the uneven, broken look most painted stripes get after a few years of being driven upon. I don't worry about matching the color too closely, either, as normal weathering will account for that, too.
I prefer to paint stripes rather than use tape or decals, as this gives the uneven, broken look most painted stripes get after a few years of being driven upon. I don't worry about matching the color too closely, either, as normal weathering will account for that, too.
joe323 Not sure if I should go with 1/16 1/32 or 3 mm chart tape
Not sure if I should go with 1/16 1/32 or 3 mm chart tape
RR_Mel Its Highway Yellow. I went with 1/32” (HO) yellow automotive striping tape. I have also masked the roads and shot it with my airbrush. Mel Modeling the early to mid 1950s SP in HO scale since 1951 My Model Railroad http://melvineperry.blogspot.com/ Bakersfield, California I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps.
Might I ask where you get that tape??
Thanks.
It is kind or orange.
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If you can locate a color called "Equipment Yellow", "Caterpillar Yellow", or "School Bus Yellow", that should get you close. I salvaged a bit of actual traffic marking paint from when we painted walkways through the shop.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I am trying to change some White stripes on my roads to yellow but I can seem to find a prototypical shade of yellow for a modern road. Seems either too yellow or too orange. Any ideas?