"A good paint for highway asphalt?" Topic
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HistoryPhD | 08 Nov 2014 9:50 a.m. PST |
As Polly S has stopped making its excellent model railroad paint called "Weathered Asphalt", I'm searching for a decent color for my highways. I'd prefer not to have to delve into alchemy and mix paints. Does anyone have a good straight-out-of-the-bottle solution that they prefer? Thanks! |
John the OFM | 08 Nov 2014 10:09 a.m. PST |
Unless it was poured the day before, it is not usually jet black. How about a nice very dark gray, like Charcoal. then stain it. |
Zephyr1 | 08 Nov 2014 3:23 p.m. PST |
I'd go with a medium gray, drybrushed with a light gray to catch the rocky texture. |
HistoryPhD | 08 Nov 2014 8:13 p.m. PST |
Thanks for the suggestions. "Charcoal" granny paint seems to be a good color, John |
ScoutJock | 09 Nov 2014 6:23 a.m. PST |
Woodland Scenics makes an "Asphalt Topcoat" paint that looks pretty good once you add some weathering: link |
tshryock | 09 Nov 2014 8:03 a.m. PST |
Here's a link to a post I did on making HO scale roads which work just as well for various wargaming scales. The paint I mention in the post can also be used right out of the can on just about any surface. link The only thing I don't know is if the paint is still made or not! |
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART | 09 Nov 2014 8:04 a.m. PST |
I just use tube acryllics. Get your road surface and put a big blob of white followed by a smaller blob of black or dark gray. Mix together to your desired shade. A fast and fun variant is to ball up a small piece of paper towel and 'sponge paint' different shades all over the place. This gives you a gentle but noticeable difference in shades. In larger (28mm) scales, you can detail things like parking spaces, oil stains, skid marks etc. to taste. ….Fun, fast and cheap! |
HistoryPhD | 09 Nov 2014 1:06 p.m. PST |
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Baconfat | 11 Nov 2014 10:56 a.m. PST |
The inexpensive craft paints sold at most US craft stores (Hobby Lobby and Michaels) have Pavement paint. I use the Apple Barrel brand drybrushed over black. You can see what it looks like here: link |
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