Roadworks ahead
There is an area of my model which requires a make over.
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After removing the buildings and road surface, I began by cutting new templates for all the footpaths and road surfaces.
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The template cardboard will end up as the base for all my footpaths and roads. Folding the printouts around the templates gives me a even hard surface to work on. I then enlarged the footpath on one of the streets by adding a balsawood infill.
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I first ensured that the roads were large enough with a couple of HO cars and trucks.
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I use brick tile like road surface as it is easy to join areas together.
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I also like to add extras, like sewer drains and road gutter drains, once again checking that the vehicles fit. It's also good for hiding faults.
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I also updated the road side posters by gluing the printouts to black cardboard.
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I then returned the buildings, cars, people, and street extras.