What colour roads

[martin goddard]

I have roads in various colours.
Grey cobbled for PBI, thin windy and brown for BB  and rubbery sandy ones for  MOCB.
What is in your 15mm road collection?


martin

[sukhe_bator (Neil)]

I currently don't have any so I'd be very interested to see what you guys use... I'm currently building up my stock of useable 15mm scenery. So far I have some medieval field boundaries, some low dry stone walling and some bocage that I use to define trackways and roads...

I suppose I should have something linear to define road/trackways

Neil

[Colonel Kilgore]

I have Fat Frank's grey 6mm roads for 15mm Square Bashing, and some of his 15mm sandy roads for PBI.

For MOCB I made my own (I can do straight lines) out of a felt-like material, which are a light grey colour.

Simon

[martin goddard]

The grey cobbled roads I use are the FALLER railway modelling ones. They are really nice but very straight. They look good in games based in Europe (including Romans). Further afield I suspect roads would not be that straight?


martin

[Ben Waterhouse]

The Memsahib makes me cut felt roads and rivers etc. in a variety of colours.

[Colonel Kilgore]

The grey cobbled roads I use are the FALLER railway modelling ones. They are really nice but very straight. They look good in games based in Europe (including Romans). Further afield I suspect roads would not be that straight?


martin

I think roads across the desert (and Western plains?) might be pretty straight for long distances? But likely not cobbled 

Simon

[Nick]

I just have the narrow roads I bought from S and A scenics, which, for convenience, I use for everything.
Quite interested in the Geek Villain "cut-out" roads they have started producing, but they are not cheap.

Nick

[Panzer21]

The grey cobbled roads I use are the FALLER railway modelling ones. They are really nice but very straight. They look good in games based in Europe (including Romans). Further afield I suspect roads would not be that straight?


martin

I think roads across the desert (and Western plains?) might be pretty straight for long distances? But likely not cobbled 

Simon

In the Western Desert, the only "road" of note was the Via Balbia which was "paved" whatever that means. The rest of the "trigh" were desert tracks of hardened sand. Not always straight due to navigating terrain. Famously, even the Via Balbia had to snake through Halfaiya pass.
In Sinai I've seen some tarmac roads in 1967. But here there were other "tracks" meandering around hills and defiles.
Neil

[Leman (Andy)]

I have acquired a wide variety of road types over the years. In the early 80s I bought several seections of rubber roads from Old Glory in the US. Technically they are probably the best road sections I have ever had. They are rutted, with hoof prints in them and very thin grass edges. They are buff coloured so only ever needed dry brushing and washing. I have never had to redo them over the past 40 years. They came in various lengths with curves and junctions, and if needed can be cut to custom lengths to fit a particular scenario.



Later in the 80s I bought some metal river and road sections from Irregular for use with 6mm figures. Again these were rutted dirt roads with curves and junctions also available, and actually work well with 15mm as they are only a fraction less wide than the Old Glory ones. All sections are the same short dimension however.



In the 90s, and since then, I have built up a collection of the fabric style roads from S and A Scenics. Initially they were made in a dull brown with what appeared to be a sandy drybrush, but for many years now they have been made in brown with what appears to be a white drybrush to give the appearance of a rough dirt track. These come in different lengths with curves and a variety of different junctions, and can easily be cut to cover odd lengths when needed.



The latest additions to my road collection come from  Geek Villain. Here I went for the narrowest they produce, which is still 1 1/2 inches of actual road, plus grass borders, with summer grass currently being the only option, and of course I have their spring grass fleece mat. Still, these are cloth roads so the amount of grass border can be cut to nothing if preferred. I have opted for a wavy cut. The roads are in different lengths and include curves and junctions and come on a massive 6x4 cloth, so more than enough, and again with the option of cutting to custom lengths. I would also emphasise that to make a decent job of these it is worth investing in a pair of dressmaking scissors. Two road surface styles are available - brown dirt and grey cobbles.

[Colonel Kilgore]

That's a great summary, Andy - thanks for sharing these photos too!

Simon