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For N scale, i mostly use gasket cork which you can buy very cheaply at an auto parts store. I cuts with very easy, followings up and down contoures of a road. I am not concern with road crowns since in N you really can't see them and if so they are out of scale. Cork takes the woodland scenis asphalt paint very good. Another source is light card stock ( I get my from new shirts or even from the dry cleaners if you have them done - not on hangers. With this material, if you want repair or rough spots, take an erasure, wet it and rub the card stock lightly. You will get a rough spot similar to road breakdown or just repair. Then darken this with paint. One road on my layout has been in place for over 20 years, and still looks great. In fact I just refreshed it with some chauking. Don't forget the different shades in the road for auto tire travel, driveway entrances and exits and other areas where there would be cross traffic. <br /> <br />For stripping I have found in the local art store has boxes of drafting tape in all sizes and color. At one time designers and drafters used this but with cad drawings, it is just wasting away. As a result I get a very good price. <br /> <br />Using joint compound works, ok but takes a lot of smoothing to get out small bubble holes. I did use this in my piggyback yard, painted it would woodlands concrete and look great.
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