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What is the best way to make dirt roads?
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[quote user="mondotrains"]<p>I like the Woodland Scenics stuff too. I taught High School Biology and remember noting that one square inch of top soil can have as many as 100 different creatures in it, mostly so small so you can't see them. If I were to use real dirt, after sifting it, I would have to bake it in an oven at around 200 degrees for a while to kill any critters in it. I'm not sure it's worth the time, considering how little Woodland Scenics products you need to create a scene and how inexpensive they are.</p> <p> </p> <p>Hope this helps.</p> <p>Mondo</p> <p> </p>[/quote] And we all know that every one of those 100 different critters are deadly posion. Since you are an expert, do you reckon that using wet glue made from 1/8 glue and 7/8 70% rubbing alcohol might kill a few of them 100 critters, and the arid enviroment of the layout might do in a few more? Maybe even if you use wet glue, might not the detergent in it kill a few? How many that survive do you think might infest your layout with the creeping crud and require a hazmat team to clean out? Do you bake your shoes in an oven at 200 degrees everytime you come in from the yard? Why not? Fred<br>
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