I need some tips or product recimindatios for sidwalks theres so many diffrent ones. The side walk also needs to be good with putting in lights.
Many use sheet styrene for sidewalks. The thicker pieces work well as looking like a curb as well.
Also, some use thinner sheets of craft foam, which also has height enough to similate built-in curbs also,though remarkably high…
Some use various means of plaster {plaster of paris, wallboard compound} to make sidewalks.
I used the styrene method IF my buildings didn’t already have built in bases with “sidewalk” assimilations on them.
The styrene can be scored with a hobby knife to similate the cracks.
In my case a coating of “aged concrete” paint made them look good.
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I use sheet styrene for my sidewalks.
I cut it so that it fits around the structures, rather than having the structures sitting on top of the sidewalk material. For this one, I sprayed it with gray primer from a rattle can and then marked the lines with a ruler and a #2 pencil.
The styrene is soft and easily drilled for things like the fire hydrant and the Cornerstone street lamp.
Looks great. How did you make the curb?
Some good info can be found in this previous post:
I use two identical layers of styrene, with the building cuts in the top layer only. I first glue down the bottom layer, and then pour my roads with Durhams Water Putty. The layer of styrene provides a guide, and I just bring the roads up to the top of that layer. I paint the roads with a water wash of gray acrylic craft paint. I paint and mark the top layer, using the same #2 pencil to mark the curbs at the edge. Then I just glue the top layer to the lower one and this is how it comes out. Once I’ve glued down the top layer, I can drill through it to mount the streetlights, fire boxes and hydrants.
Thanks, Mr. B.