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Title: Roads?
Post by: Raxxus on 21 May 2012, 06:08:20 PM

Hi' anyone here knows how to make good roads? im looking for concrete/asphalt roads thats either modular or permament.

Title: Re: Roads?
Post by: Rivera on 21 May 2012, 06:49:04 PM

How about using some sand paper or emery paper cut into strips as a basis - I know that fine grade emery paper makes for good tarmac so maybe trying different grades of sandpaper airbrushed the appropriate colour might do the trick?  For longer stretches you can get sanding paper in rolls which are used for sanding machines - hope that helps.

Title: Re: Roads?
Post by: Raxxus on 21 May 2012, 06:51:53 PM

how to get that "battle damaged"? as most my stuff is post apocalyptic

Title: Re: Roads?
Post by: Froggy the Great on 21 May 2012, 06:53:47 PM

Hit it with a hammer a few times and then paint the rips?

Title: Re: Roads?
Post by: MrHarold on 21 May 2012, 06:59:29 PM

I used worldworksgames Streets of Legend mounted on corkboard.

Comes in clean, dirty, and apocalyptic.

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RH4fT6MDjMs/T7lN4H2R66I/AAAAAAAABv4/H7NuLPte68M/s1600/IMG_0995.JPG)

more at my blog: http://clearhorizonsalvage.blogspot.com/ (http://clearhorizonsalvage.blogspot.com/)

Here's a tutorial too:

http://clearhorizonsalvage.blogspot.com/2012/05/street-tiles-on-corkboard-tutorial.html (http://clearhorizonsalvage.blogspot.com/2012/05/street-tiles-on-corkboard-tutorial.html)

Title: Re: Roads?
Post by: Rivera on 21 May 2012, 07:23:07 PM

It kind of depends on what you've decided to use for your basing material.  If you're using something like foamboard you just have to get down and dirty with a knife blade and dig out a suitable hole to represent battle damage with perhaps some rubble piled up around it to give it more depth.  What kind of weapons damage are you going to recreate?

Title: Re: Roads?
Post by: Raxxus on 21 May 2012, 07:38:29 PM

a little of every thing i guess(nukes,mgs,at,.......)

Title: Re: Roads?
Post by: Rivera on 21 May 2012, 07:49:32 PM

Nukes pretty much rules out anything subtle, except maybe 'shadow' images of people left after the blast like those left after Hiroshima imprinted on concrete.  As for machine guns perhaps lines of bullet holes stabbed into the road suface with a old school style pair of compasses? 

Title: Re: Roads?
Post by: Raxxus on 21 May 2012, 08:23:24 PM

yeah

Title: Re: Roads?
Post by: Sangennaru on 21 May 2012, 08:27:52 PM

I think you can take a look to my tutorial!

http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=26860.0

Title: Re: Roads?
Post by: Raxxus on 28 May 2012, 08:53:46 PM

Now I just need 3mm mdf...
can you cut that stuff with a knife?

Title: Re: Roads?
Post by: Sangennaru on 28 May 2012, 09:03:02 PM

A cutter will be fine. Just be patient, and don‘t push too much:)

Title: I've got Shingles!!!
Post by: Weesparky on 29 May 2012, 12:29:09 AM

Architects of War has a how to article on their site that recommends using asphalt roofing shingles.

http://www.architectsofwar.com/howtoinformation.aspx

I have seen it done, and it looks amazing for the simplicity.