Making road sections

[Centurio Marcus T]

And heres a closer view

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[BigMike]

That looks great - really really nice. What colours are you going to use?

[Big Al]

Looks very good. The wheels have produced just the right effect. The tread isn't too deep so it doesn't look too fresh. Well done!

[Cubster]

Just right.

[mikeland]

Looks really good. The tread marks are perfect.

[Centurio Marcus T]

Cheers for all the comments guys I'm pretty pleased with the result amd will move on to a cross road section and the rest of the road. Thanyou for the kind words

[Colonel White]

I am pretty chuffed to bits that they have turned out that way. I think I will be going down this route (sorry about the pun!)

The texture looks very realistic. You need to make sure all the ends are a standard width so that they align properly when joined up.

[Centurio Marcus T]

Thanks Colonel Yes im working on a 3 inch width and sections are a foot long.I actually stumbled upon the cork tiles in a cheap shop.$8.00 AU for a pack of 5 tiles.Initially i used them to build a house for wargaming then from advise here i thought i'd give roads a crack.You have to seal the sections first with a good coat of PVA glue with about 30% water.I left that to dry overnight and commenced with the topping.I used beach sand which i had dried in the oven on foil,then sifted out all the debris.There is also a small amount of road side gravel added for the bigger stone effect. I trowelled the mixed paste on using an old tea spoon to get the surface even. Then as already mentioned allowed to dry for a full 24 hours before making any imprints and a further 24 hours later worken on the surface with a toy car of what i thought to be the right diameter and proceded to make it look like a well used road.

Cheers Marcus T