Good things come in narrow packages

[Steve]

OK...time to get the lead out!

Having promised myself to get busy and get things done up to the river (mid-point of the layout), I am currently working on the area in the red rectangle.........the small street area first:



Each sidewalk that will border the street was made of styrene, cut to size, then scored and gouged with a utility knife. The curb got the same mistreatment. Both were glued to thin, rigid cardboard:



Test fit up against the street.......The street was made from 220 grit wet/dry sandpaper that was brushed with very thin gray acrylic paint. The "patches" were made by brushing on a THIN wash of india ink and water. The sandpaper was then mounted to a piece of cardboard as well.




I added grass to the areas between the curb and the sidewalks. I made the grass a little better kept on the left side of the street since there is a house going there. The house in the pic will not be staying however:




The sidewalks were painted with acrylic paint and given an ink-wash. I also used dark gray paint applied with the point of a pin to enhance some of the cracks and defects:




View from a distance:



Now that I have the street in place, I will start building the two houses for this area of the layout.

Take care