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CSX1542
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Ok so I would like change a facility on my railroad to a truck loading/unloading facility and I would like to "pave" the area around the facility including the area around the rails. In other words i would like the typ of faciltity where the paving is the same height as the railhead around and in between the rail, hopefully this makes sense. What materials or material would be best to accomplish this? Hopefully a material that I can get a smooth asphalt finish with but that doesnt matter that much.

 Don


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East Lansing, MI, 48864
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Submitted by CSX1542 on Sat, 11/15/2008 - 23:55.

epumph
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lsearch for road building with spackle

Don, I know that I have see an article or two on making blacktop roads using spackle. I will try to find one and set you up with a link,

Gene


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Gene

Turtle Creek Industrial RR



Sun, 11/16/2008 - 12:01

epumph
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here's one I found...

Don, here's one I found by searching the general scenery forum:

http://www.terrycallahan.com/railroad/roads.htm

It has stuf on road sizes, signs, materials to use, etc.

Gene


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Gene

Turtle Creek Industrial RR



Sun, 11/16/2008 - 12:10

CSX1542
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sweet!
That link is excellent! Thats exactly what i was looking for. Thank You!!

Sun, 11/16/2008 - 13:29

epumph
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her's another

Don, another article on roads and a neat site to look at - 2guys and sum trains!

Gene

http://www.2guyzandsumtrains.com/Content/pa=showpage/pid=67.html

 


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Gene

Turtle Creek Industrial RR



Sun, 11/16/2008 - 18:31

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Black "Fun Foam"

I haven't looked at the above links yet, but myself and a couple of friend have successfully used black "Fun Foam" from the craft store to simulate asphalt. It's easy to work with and can be stained with acrylic paints for weathering.

-mike 


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Mon, 11/17/2008 - 11:46

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