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Post by ptc on Oct 18, 2019 15:10:44 GMT
It will be interesting to learn what our members use for roadways and sidewalks for their layouts. There are many options.
For years, I used a rubber type roadway product offered by one of our forum Corporate Sponsors, Scenic Express. This product was discontinued in O-Gauge a few years ago. When doing a renovation project for the last layout, Elizabeth came up with the idea of using black asphalt roofing shingles. She said why not replicate the real thing. We went to Home Depot and found an excellent match. We have used the asphalt shingles since then for our roadways. The new layout has lots of roadway on the CIC side, so it worked out very well for us.
Sidewalks, Department 56 offered an exceptional sidewalk product in the style of cobblestone. The pieces are 6" long and are 3" wide and fit together nicely. They are about 3/8th " thick. This product makes an exceptionally nice sidewalk for any layout.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2019 15:29:07 GMT
Never made it to the point of road and sidewalk install on my last layout and far from it on my current layout build. I planned to use painted yard sticks to build the sidewalks. I wasn't sure about the streets and roads. I like the shingle idea.
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Post by Joe Saggese on Oct 18, 2019 18:30:14 GMT
The roof shingle is a great idea. Ill have to give that a try. Also have to check out the dept 56 sidewalks.
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Post by ptc on Oct 18, 2019 19:44:47 GMT
I found these two products currently being offered by D56.
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Post by JKP on Oct 18, 2019 21:26:50 GMT
This will be a topic of interest to me, I'm planning on starting a new layout sometime next year. Probably take down mine towards the end of winter. One thing I don't like is how I did my roads. I like how Country Joe has done his. PTC has a great way also of doing them. Looking forward to reading and seeing how other members have done theirs.
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Post by Country Joe on Oct 19, 2019 2:21:11 GMT
I made my roads from black foam core. I also used the brick and cobblestone material Brian showed above for parking areas, walks and the like, but it was from Lemax. In this photo you can see the parking area around the freight platform and the gateman's shed. This photo shows a foam core road and crossing. The paving between the rails was made from Woodland Scenics N scale foam roadbed. I cut it to length, then into halves along the split line, and fit it between the rails with the beveled edge against the outside rails. It fits perfectly, like that's what it was made for, and the beveled edges allow plenty of room for the train's wheel flanges. Most of my buildings are from MTH and came with sidewalks attached. The sidewalks are too high but the 3/16" thick foam core takes some of that height away so the step from the street to the sidewalk looks good. In some places, like the ice cream store next to the burger joint, I used gray foam core to create a paved area around a building. I have white pin striping to mark parking spaces and to line the roads. That's how I do roads and sidewalks.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2019 3:42:52 GMT
I’m using 1/8” hardboard, aka Masonite. For the sidewalks I score the hardboard with the back side of a utility knife to create the curb and flags, then spray paint it. Andy
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Post by josef on Oct 19, 2019 9:36:07 GMT
I use 3/16" Foam, white for all my structures to sit on except Woodlands. All others get a new base and the base is also the sidewalk. I use an exacto knife backside to add cracks, edge concrete breakaways, etc. Then after spray with gray light primer, while still wet spray again with a light mist of Rustoleum Camo Sand. Let dry for 24 hrs. Then give a wash with thinned flat latex black and let dry. Not a good pic till I get home, but one I found.
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Post by Joe Saggese on Oct 19, 2019 12:05:07 GMT
A lot of great ideas for sure.
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Post by ptc on Oct 19, 2019 14:39:51 GMT
Andy, thanks foor sharing this road technique. They look very good.
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Post by ptc on Oct 19, 2019 14:40:16 GMT
Joe, I your roadways are a real compliment to your layout.
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Post by fabforrest on Oct 19, 2019 14:57:00 GMT
Brian, how did you join the seams of the shingles?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2019 22:46:35 GMT
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Post by Adam on Oct 19, 2019 23:12:29 GMT
Thank you all for sharing. As I plan for a larger layout (something I may start this winter), this is the type of knowledge that really comes in handy.
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Post by Country Joe on Oct 20, 2019 1:11:06 GMT
Andy, your roads, grade crossings and sidewalks look fabulous.
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