Lockdown Layout

[Bandit Mick]

Looking very good. Well done.

[Chrishans]

Morning all,

Just a small update today. I’ve had to redo some of the road which I’d previously laid. I wasn’t very happy with the overall finish. I also realised that the pavement I’d put down was lower than the road which didn’t look right. So I widened the road and put the pavement down on top. I didn’t like the colour of the road much either so I’ve given that a coat of of a slightly darker shade of grey.

[Bandit Mick]

Love the pub. I have just been modelling a tarmac road on Bleak Moor Quarry Shed. It’s a bit late for you now but I used very fine sandpaper with smears of filler/PVA to represent filled pot holes. A variety of shades of grey acrylic paints followed by black weathering powders seemed to do the job. I finished with white lines which I found best represented by white water colour pencils used dry. My pavement edges were made from sections of matchstick. Hope some of this helps you next time.

[Chrishans]

Not bad tips there. I had a couple of ideas, but I saw the smooth it products and thought I’d give them a try. It said use a mix of 2 parts cement mix, to 1 part water, but it dried far too quickly. So I did a 50/50 mix instead which I found worked much better and have a smoother finish. Although, I am modelling Britain so plenty of potholes make it super realistic