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Bob, I have had good luck with putting regular masking tape down on the road surface, providing it is already painted in either asphalt or concrete color, use a sharp X-acto blade to cut out the stripes, then brush paint the appropriate colors needed. By the way, I use furnace/chimney mortar for my "asphalt" roads. It gives a realistic texture, and after a light coat of flat black spray, just use some sandpaper to give it that "weathered" look. Trust me, it works great. <br />Look for that stuff at a good hardware store. <br /> For concrete roads, I suggest mixing plaster with a bit of fine sand for texture. Don't forget to scribe in the expansion joints found on all concrete roads. Use a light dusting of black chalk to highlight these lines. Once everything looks good, give it a shot of Dull-coat to seal it all in. The Dull coat will tend to dimini***he effect, so you may need to re-apply the weathering. Just keep repeating the above processes until you have the desired look. <br /> Todd C.
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