Coordinating streets and sidewalks with Plasticville

I use paint stir sticks painted for sidewalks. JohnA

I use Foam Core board Scored and painted Tan then weathered with a wash of alchol & India Ink,

Thanks John and Jim. Your layout Jim really looks great

Jay

I use 1/8 hardboard from the local big box store.  Pretty affordable and it is scale for a sidewalk height for O gauge.  I use one layer of hardboard for the street and place another layer on top for the sidewalk with scoring.

I used foam core for both my concrete streets and sidewalks.  Quick and easy to create.  Can score cracks, etc..

HTH,

Thank you Pete, that’s a great looking layout too.

Pic of paint stir stick sidewalks. Painted beige. Pencil for cracks . JohnA

@wbg pete posted:

I used foam core for both my concrete streets and sidewalks.  Quick and easy to create.  Can score cracks, etc..

HTH,

Pete

I recognize that layout from the Mar/April Issue of the Gazette, Great work.

@John A posted:

Pic of paint stir stick sidewalks. Painted beige. Pencil for cracks . JohnA

Thanks John A and what did you do for the street. We’re doing a test with black paint on the surface and a scale size cut of balsa wood for the sidewalk.

Jay

Jay- my streets are poster board painted gray. Easy to cut. Black may not look natural. The “oil stains “ are  pencil graphite rubbed in with my finger.

John A

Your street does look natural and the oil stains are a good idea. We experimented with painting poster board but it developed a serious of bellies.

Thank you

Jay