I really like your road. It's one of the most realistic I have seen. What material did you make it from?
Welcome, Bill!!!! At first, I thought the cars were on the 'wrong' side of the road... Until I realized the poster is from Down Under.... Doh! Very nice road! Looks like real asphalt!!!!!
Thankyou Bill and Hemi! Downunder, but modelling the Uk. The main strip of road is simply the rubbery black trackbed you can buy. Sorry I don't know the proper name for it. I know Woodland scenics make it. The standard HO rolls are a bit too narrow, but it comes in wider strips than that. I rubbed various artists pastels [chalks] over it to kill the blackness and also smeared thin acrylic paint on it - various shades of grey incl a bit of mauve. A bit of plaster dust helped a lot too. The asphalt to the r/h side is black card given similar treatment. I hope that helps. Oh btw the main drawback with the rubbery road is heavy vehicles can leave dimples in it, but I move my cars a lot so it's no big problem and the dimples disappear after a while. Thanks for viewing. Regards, Mike
