"Tutorial: Felt Roads" Topic

"This tutorial will show a simple method for making paved roads out of felt. These roads are quick and easy to build and are very low in cost. The roads were painted using an airbrush. Felt roads are commercially available and look great but are quite expensive. This tutorial shows how I quickly and cheaply made a set of roads for my Flames of War table…"

Full tutorial here
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Amicalement
Armand

Cool.
Thanks.
Tom

I've done this but it works better with texture spray paint rather that an airbrush or regular spray paint.

Texture spray paint gives the road a nice texture that looks like a road. The softer spray of an airbrush merely colors the fibers of the felt.

1. Apply the texture spray paint across the entire surface.

2. Spray additional paint along the road edges, usually a little darker than the rest of the road.

3. Add lines as desired with a template as shown in the linked tutorial.

Glad you enjoyed the tutorial my friend. (smile)

Amicalement
Armand

Thanks for sharing your tutorial, and tips.

I shall have to try that.

Thank you for the post…

All tutorials are appreciated…

"Any particular texture spray paint you'd recommend using, or by the same token, avoiding?"

There are several variations on "stone" that work perfectly. They completely obscure the felt texture. They're readily available at Hobby Lobby, Michael's, and even Walmart IIRC. But I bought mine at HL.

I also use texture spray for field and woods templates.

For example, for woods I cut some felt into an irregular oval shape about 6"-8" across at its widest point. I then spray it with texture paint followed by some brown and black regular paint. I go for a molted or uneven pattern. Finally, I glue small clumps of undergrowth around the edge. It's flexible so it covers hills perfectly. The trees are mounted separately 1-3 per base and can be re-positioned as troops move trough the woods.

Texture paint also works on cork board walls for a stucco look. You glue the cork walls to a base, break them off for a rubbled edge effect, and then spray them with texture paint followed by other colors. I usually start with black followed by various plaster-like colors for that burnt out, dusty look.