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Thursday, 7 February 2013
The Roads of Leicester, A Work in Progress
I am trying to make some roads maybe for the Partizan game but for other games too and this is a tester for them. I know I have made the road to wide and the next time I will be making them about two thirds of the width, but thats what trail and error is for. The actually roads are vinyl floor tiles from a company called Wilko and they cost £3.00 or so for a pack of six and come in white. Now these tiles have a pattern or texture on them rather like cobblestones or the surface of the road and are quite flexible but firm. I from done two different colours, one to represent a tarmac road surface and the other that was meant to be cobblestones but looks more like a dirt track. What do you think the Tarmac or the Dirt road or both?
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Excellent I was wondering how you had gotten on with the tiles!
ReplyDeleteI like the dirt and tarmac ones but the ones which are just tarmac could be useful as roads in towns as well. How ridged are they out of interest?
Thanks there Mr Smillie. The ridges or texture is a little flat but comes up well with a wash and a wipe
DeleteNice find. I think both: tarmac for main road, and dirt for lesser size and use roads. Good job.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jay and thats a good idea
DeleteExcellent, PK!
ReplyDeleteHow did you paint them, though? Did you use a wash?
Thanks there Rosbif and yes I did use washes on them
DeleteThat's good work sir, damn good!
ReplyDeleteThanks there Fran
DeleteYou are onto something here.
ReplyDeleteThey look great.
Thanks Alan
DeleteI prefer the tarmac version, but I can't see why you can't use both, after all not all roads are Tarmac.
ReplyDeleteCheers Ray
DeleteI like both. Very nice PK!
ReplyDeleteThanks there Rodger
DeleteWhere are you find them? I searched Wilko on google and I found only hair products!
ReplyDeleteHere is a link leadaddicted http://www.wilkinsonplus.com/search?q=vinyl+tiles&searchsubmit.x=12&searchsubmit.y=5
DeleteThanks : )
DeleteA really good idea, I might have to steal it! Nice one PK.
ReplyDeleteFeel free to steal away Clint
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