I was wondering what media I can use on craft foam to make white and yellow road lines? The foam is black in color. Are there ink pens available that would work for this? I thought of chalk, but thought it would be too messy. This is on an N scale layout.
Thanks in advance!
Craft paint works well on my craft foam roads (grey). I will try a sharpie paint marker tomorrow.
Thanks, let me know how the marker works. It would interesting to know if the paint is compatible with the foam.
I just started my first layout, N Scale, last year, so I am by no means an expert. But I found some dry transfer Woodland Scenics stripes at a sale. I bought both white and yellow stripes. I tried them, and I got good results.
They don’t transfer perfectly, which makes them look even more realistic. I am not good at weathering roads yet, so the surface looks too perfect, but I’m learning.
Your era will determine the color of lines. White is appropriate for Transition Era layouts, while yellow is more correct for modern times.
I have used both craft paint and foam markers.
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I would try a “China Marker” on the foam. They are available in white and yellow and should do what you want.
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I think this is a great question. I just bought some gray 2mm foam for the roads on our club’s new(ish) layout.
Dave
Thanks to all for the ideas. I am going to try acrylic paint pens for lines. I made my crossing pavement markers using the Gimp image editor and printed the result on light paper.
I still need to add a few lines to it for it to be finished. I couldn’t find durable decals or a stencil for n scale for this item.
My picture didn’t show up in my last post. Still adapting to the software here.
Or this time, either. What are you using for a photo host? You can’t use a site that requires a login (like Facebook or MR’s User Photos area). And the image address has to end in .JPG, .GIF, or .PNG; if it doesn’t, you’re not posting a photo, you’re trying to post the web page that contains the photo. Read the sticky thread about posting photos at the top of the MR General Discussion Forum to figure it out.
Looks like it could be a google photo. Every once in a blue moon we can see one of those.
Go with imgur.com Use the BB-link and just paste it into the text without using any icons.
The paint markers didn’t work well at all. I will be pulling my roads up and starting over.
