I have seen old theads about roads, and people always are impressed with the craft foam roads. if you want to now how, I wrote a blog post about it here.
Harrison
Homeschooler living In upstate NY a.k.a Northern NY.
Modeling the D&H in 1978.
Route of the famous "Montreal Limited"
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That looks pretty good. I like how easy it looked to make the grade crossing.
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I will buy some this weekend and post some pictures.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
I have used them too. It has a very convincing concrete texture.
I made roads out of cardboard. I cut the cardboard to fit my road and fasten it to the surface with construction adhesive..... Next, I paint it with concrete color latex paint. Then, I draw lines for seams and cracks. I added yellow stripes. ... Lastly, I weather with watered down acrylic paints. ... Gravel shoulders and the side road are made with fine ballast.
Note: If the road goes from foreground to background, I force the perspective. The road is wider in the foreground than in the background.
GARRY
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Heartland Division CB&Q I made roads out of cardboard. I cut the cardboard to fit my road and fasten it to the surface with construction adhesive..... Next, I paint it with concrete color latex paint. Then, I draw lines for seams and cracks. I added yellow stripes. ... Lastly, I weather with watered down acrylic paints. ... Gravel shoulders and the side road are made with fine ballast. Note: If the road goes from foreground to background, I force the perspective. The road is wider in the foreground than in the background.
Wow, that looks awesome!
I just don't have the time and patience to do that, but if i'm bored or have time...
Great recommendation Harrison. I'm going to try it this weekend!
Thanks!
Neal
Kathy Millatt's "How To Model Tarmac Roads" shows weathering techniques and disguising seams in detail, well worth a squint, especially for those using thin craft foam.
http://www.kathymillatt.co.uk/blog/2016/08/11/how-to-model-road-details/
Regards, Peter
nealknows Great recommendation Harrison. I'm going to try it this weekend! Thanks! Neal
Cool! I'm looking forward to seeing yours and Kevins roads.
Thanks for staring this thread. I made a dirt road on my 1st layout using Stryene and brown ground cover. It was ok, but I recall an MR article about someone making it with tire marks.
On my new layout, I want to get the road looking good and this post puts me on that path. Thank you!
Harrison, I picked up one piece to try. It's very thin. What did you put under it in the track area? I'm using Code 100 track. I'm going to use cork to bring it to the outside rails and it looks like I can probably use cardboard under it on the tracks?
nealknows Harrison, I picked up one piece to try. It's very thin. What did you put under it in the track area? I'm using Code 100 track. I'm going to use cork to bring it to the outside rails and it looks like I can probably use cardboard under it on the tracks? Neal
I just glued it to the tie plates on the track and it seemed the right level. If it isn't the right height, than cardboard would most likely work.
Hope this helps,