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build up a crown in the road, or gouged for potholes. Fine sand
can be sifted into it, then fixed in place with white glue and
water. Grass tufts from Silflor or Woodland Scenics can add a
green or weedy strip down the center of a two-wheel track.
Charlie Comstock has posted an excellent feature on making dirt
roads at
and a Model Trains Video download is available for sale at
You'll find a useful eight-page article called "Zip Texturing
Resurrected," in the September-October 2010 issue of
Model Railroad Hobbyist at
– MRH
Design a paint scheme
Q.
I am looking for a computer program that I can use to design
the paint scheme for my new road. I would prefer a free one,
but if that is not possible I am willing to buy, at a reasonable
cost, a program that will help.
– Glenn Patterson
A.
We located one site with drawings at
and copies of The Railroad Paint Shop at
Lots of general graphics apps are out there. Just Google
"graphic drawing app" and the first couple of pages are full of
choices.
One program to consider is Corel Painter Lite, at $69 retail. It
would be more than adequate for doing lettering and filling in
outlines.
MRH-May 2013
