Re: [SG] asphalt bases

----- Original Message -----
From: <Beth.Fulton@csiro.au>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 3:56 PM
Subject: RE: [SG] asphalt bases

> G'day,
>
> >I'm basing my 15mm UN troops (hm, UN, KV, IF...I seem to take the Bad
> >Guys a lot) and am wondering how to get the effect of asphalt.  Righ
> >now I'm thinking to put on glue, then sand, then a glue/water mix
over
> >top, then paint it black (with the occasional white or yellow lines
> >for pavement markings).  Any other ideas?
>
> Try fine model railway ballast. You can either buy black or buy brown
and
do
> an ink wash over the top. Works a charm.
>
> Cheers
>
> Beth

I agree with that, a friend of mine used that method for
all his fantasy "undead" looked great.

Don