I started to lay out the roadway but realized that my ground was lacking the proper elevation. So out came the spackle and I had to build up some of the area in question.
I began working on the roadway portion of the diorama. For this I am using Woodland Scenics Paving Tape and Smooth-it. First I placed the paving tape along the edge of where the road is going.
I mixed up a batch of the Smooth-it according to the instructions and poured it. The stuff was messier than I thought it would be.
In accordance with the instructions I waited about a half an hour for it to dry and then I removed the paving tape.
BTW I am still waiting for the Water Effects to dry clear to post about my so-called effort to make waves in the stream.
I am still waiting for the Water Effects to dry clear. Last time I used it it took about 10 days.
Here is how the stream looks with the milky waves.
Here is the roadway after being painted with Folk Art Dark Gray.
I painted the roadway with a heavy coat of Folk Art Charcoal Gray. I then wipped it off with a paper towel. I laso painted the roadbed for the trolley tracks with Folk Art Acorn Brown.
Using a yellow paint pen to add the double yellow. However I screwed it up. To fix I dabbed some Charcoal Gray on the roadway and then using a paper towel I wipped down the roadway with the paint. This faded the line and made it look like an old line.
Using the yellow paint pen I completed the double yellow line. Using a white paint pen I did the shoulder lines.
I need to weather the white lines a little to tone them down. Also I am not worried that they are a little squiggly and not perfect. I have learned that in real life it is almost impossible to paint the edge line along the edge of a crumbling pavement and have it straight.
I have weathered the trolley track and ballasted it. I purposely did a bad job of it and left gaps between the ties and not enough ballast on the outside. Around this area in the more rural locations especially trolley tracks were always poorly ballasted. In many cases the mud and muck would fill in between the rails.
I also used a fine point Sharpie to add cracks to the roadway.