chris a posted:Luvindemtrains: I decided to do a hybrid method... First I had been following Keystone Ed's post on his Tyrone PA town scene, see thread below.... His work is exceptional... I used the same 1/8" tempered hardboard he recommended...
https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...09#75762911776041609
The only change to Ed's method: I covered the 1/8 inch hardboard with 1/16" "foamtastic" or foam sheet, sold at Craft stores for 49 cents for 8 x 11 sheets... I applied really thin Hydrocal over the foam, then scribed sidewalk lines in it.... The reason for the foam is that you can actually crack the hydrocal. This method was mentioned on the forum, there's a youtube video done by a woman from England describing how to do it.... You can very realistic cracking patterns.... Followed by applying the Woodland Scenics Concrete colored dye, and weathered with very diluted india ink and alcohol plus some chalks. If I have to do more sidewalks for a larger city area, I'll probably revert to just plain hardboard, or 3/16" luan subfloor plywood... I have never paved anything with hydrocal or plaster and figured this was as good a place as any to do a prototype as it wasn't too large an area... I will do this again for a street or sidewalk in an industrial area where the surface is going to be "really distressed and broken up".... The Concrete Highway walls in the foreground are 3 D printed by my son.... I did the drawings in Fusion 3D and he printed them for me....
Chris,
Again thanks for sharing your method. I am following Ed's layout and had forgotten how detailed his sidewalks were. I guess the last time I went back and looked at that thread I wasn't at this stage on my layout yet. I thought about asking about the the highway walls but was more interested in the sidewalks so your explanation about those was an added bonus...again thank you.
Anywho, I am familiar with the English lady on youtube. She models in HO and I actually just watched her vid on sidewalks a few weeks ago.
