Adding realistic paved roads to your model railroad is much easier than it looks! In this simple tutorial I step you through all the techniques and methods for adding a great looking country road to your scenery.

These roads look fantastic and it doesn’t take much to add some great looking details like cracks, road repairs and realistic looking road shoulders. This technique applies to any scale whether it’s HO, N, 1/35th scale wargaming or even architectural modeling, the techniques are the same.

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Road Materials:

Smooth It

(ST1452)

Paving Tape

(ST1455)

Road Striping Pen’s

(C1291 & C1292)

Road Stripe Remover

(C1293)

Asphalt & Concrete Top Coat

(ST1453 & ST1454)

Gravel

(C1288)

Flexi Edge

(C1294)

Scenery Materials:

Static Grass – Late and Early Autumn from Mininature

Woodland Scenics – Course Turf Medium Green, Fine Burnt Grass, Clump Foliage Forest Green, Fine Leaf Foliage olive green & dark green.

Ground up leaves and bark – Tutorial below

Wet Water – Tutorial below

Scenic Glue – Tutorial below

Mod Podge – Glue

Twigs – Very fine branches from the back garden (The finer you can find the better)

Burnt Sienna – Pastel for dusting and blending

Sculptamold – Main bulk of landscape

Plaster of paris – for making the rock mold

Woodland Scenics Rock mold

TUTORIAL LINKS:

Wet Water – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j-pl2uoWOg

Scenic Glue – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rphfWlU_elk

Tall Forest Pine Trees – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hztif1KoJ-g

Static Grass Applicator – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gYmeRaaaL8

Static Grass Tufts – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFXgSky6JMU

Asparagus Fern Pine Trees – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byR8tBw8J8E

Home Made Leaves and Bark - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARyJZo_epVE

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