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Roads question
Topic Started: Oct 25 2010, 12:01 AM (1,454 Views)
KevinMc
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Ross those look awesome too! Back when I started to terrain, I was poor. Both in materials and in $$ for materials. I got lucky enough to find an almost perfect sheet of foamcore in a dumpster, and I started terraining mostly with that. I noticed warp was a big issue anytime I used paint (brush on) or PVA on the foamcore. I started priming it with multiple light coats on both sides to act like a seal. This seemed to keep warp to a minimum, but didnt eliminate it totally. I still have some of those original pieces from then still in ok shape although they are rather primitive compared to my more recent attempts.
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kfc v lot
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Sir S&Malot
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Well here is what I plan to do:
Firstly decide on the width of the road, lets say for sake of argument 12cm. I plan to get a cork roll of probably 1.5mm thick and cut the road out of that so lets say it's 30cm long by 10cm wide.. I plan to get some MDF cut to 30cm Long by 14cm wide. when mounted on the mdf the cork will be given tears and then pva'd down.
I'll then use fine sand and sprinkle it on the cork for texture then probably put a mix of coarse sand filler patches in the 1cm space either side..
Once painted there will be patches of flock on the dirt embankments..
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tinker
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Found a link to a Road how to...

http://www.architectsofwar.com/how%20to/how%20to%20roads.pdf
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mattblackgod
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Big boss warlord dude!
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Tinker - that tutorial is great. Thanks for sharing.
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KevinMc
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Tinker
Nov 3 2010, 04:17 AM
And of course the lady behind me had her roof redone last month..had I seen this I would of grabbed a few of the leftover shingles!
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