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Miniatures Adventure => The Conflicts that came in from the Cold => Topic started by: Ignatieff on 30 October 2017, 08:00:29 AM
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Can anyone recommend good quality 28mm tarmac modern roads. Wide enough for traffic both ways, and with white markings in the centre?
Thanks all
Steve
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I just made mine from scratch. A thick sheet of plasticard (or one plasticard layer, mdf, then plasticard) with pva glue then sand on top. Paint them black, then give a grey drybush. For the lines I used a ruler and then just painted along it with white and yellow.
(https://images.dakkadakka.com/gallery/2014/10/15/655221_md-Fallout%2C%20Post%20Apocalyptic.JPG)
I've not seen tarmac roads for sale. Well other than pvc or card ones, but they don't look very realistic. Googling O-guage roads might turn up something.
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Hardboard makes great roads
detail here
http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/roads-for-wargaming-part-1.html (http://shedwars.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/roads-for-wargaming-part-1.html)
end result
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/v8_zps42307cb0.jpg)
(http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j375/ErictheShed/VBCW%20Village/v15_zps859be515.jpg)
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Hi Steve
Try these from Sally 4th
http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/epages/950003459.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/950003459/Categories/Buildings/28mm_WW2_Wargame_Buildings
bottom of the page. They need painting but may do the job.
Regards
Ian
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I've seen roofing felt used. Doesn't need a lot of work - it's more or less the right colour, has a tarmac-like texture and, unlike hardboard, can go over slopes. haven't tried it myself but keep meaning to give it a go.
Doug
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I’ve just used the roofing felt idea myself, not for 28mm but for 10mm modern.
You use the underside of it, then I used a white paint pen and a ruler, to mark the solid lines on the outsides, and the broken lines in the middle.
This is how it comes out.
(https://s1.postimg.org/4g7ed4ikxb/846_D575_F-7_FCB-42_AF-_AC21-_B416_DBC13_F99.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/1oyc51wgvf/)
(https://s1.postimg.org/1lrhlhtm0f/250_ACC2_E-_BC74-4_F47-_A284-_BCDF2_D70775_C.jpg) (https://postimg.org/image/17l1umlb57/)
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Flatpack - good to see the idea in use and looking good. I think it would be fine for other scales as well. It must be one of the easiest and cheapest solutions.
Are you happy with it - it looks good, is it practical?
Doug
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Doug
It’s very practical, and so easy to make.
Runs up and down hills too.
Actually worked out free, as I had roofing felt left over from the wargaming shed, so there you go.
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Lots of great ideas! I always like it when the scratch-built ones look better than the store bought ones... lol
Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com
http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/
(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/mikedemana/Miscellaneous/LPL_bades_zpsl7op2jaz.jpg)
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1/8" mdf/hardboard, topped with 1/8" cork placemats (ikea). glue together, "clamp" by placing under a stack of heavy books.
weather as desired - cracks, weed tufts, etc.
These were done by iPaint:
(http://i.imgur.com/PzzPlow.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/sblxVPT.jpg)
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As long as we're all blowing our own trumpets, allow me to toot mine... :D
I used painted sanding paper as tarmac and it really looks the part.
Check out my thread here (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=34855.0)... :)
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Beautiful .
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Those cork ones look great for post-Apocalyptic, or any run-down section of a town. Great job, and simple, too!
Mike Demana
www.firstcommandwargames.com
http://leadlegionaries.blogspot.com/
(http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/mikedemana/Miscellaneous/LPL_bades_zpsl7op2jaz.jpg)
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Those cork ones look great for post-Apocalyptic, or any run-down section of a town. Great job, and simple, too!
They don't have to be just post apocalypse. It seems these days all roads around here are in worse shape than those cork ones.
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They don't have to be just post apocalypse. It seems these days all roads around here are in worse shape than those cork ones.
Sadly so true lol lol
Some great ideas here tucking them away for future reference.
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I will second the recommendation for Sally4th. I have absolutely no talent for scratch building (nor time) so they were the perfect solution for me. (the seams on board tiles shown in the pictures were uneven but when the surface is even and flat, the road sections are practically seamless)
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Glad you are enjoying our roads.
The Sally 4th road system is designed with jigsaw tabs on each piece so that the road pieces clip together like a jigsaw puzzle to prevent in game drift (a personal hate). We have recently added a road bridge to the range that has the same jigsaw joints to clip into our UK road sections.
(http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/WebRoot/Namesco/Shops/950003459/5A05/EB2B/2CF0/8E77/A1C9/C0A8/190D/AC90/28mm_British_canal_bridge_3.jpg)
(http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/WebRoot/Namesco/Shops/950003459/5A05/EB2B/2CF0/8E77/A1C9/C0A8/190D/AC90/28mm_British_canal_bridge_4.jpg)
These pictures are of a customers set up. They have added model railway ballast to the road surface to give it an earlier look.
Full details @ http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/epages/950003459.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/950003459/Categories/Buildings/28mm_WW2_Wargame_Buildings (http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/epages/950003459.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/950003459/Categories/Buildings/28mm_WW2_Wargame_Buildings)