Author Topic: Crackle Paste  (Read 756 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

chuck geiger

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 3245
  • Gender: Male
  • Las Piedras Railroad - Destination Desert
  • Respect: +2789
Crackle Paste
« on: April 26, 2024, 12:18:13 PM »
+15
Boomer Dioramas uses this for his highway edges and worn pavement and/or concrete. Golden Crackle Paste. This is my ongoing team track and parking lot.





« Last Edit: April 26, 2024, 12:27:01 PM by chuck geiger »
Chuck Geiger
provencountrypd@gmail.com



chuck geiger

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 3245
  • Gender: Male
  • Las Piedras Railroad - Destination Desert
  • Respect: +2789
Re: Crackle Paste
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2024, 12:40:55 PM »
+2


Chuck Geiger
provencountrypd@gmail.com



NWP Dave

  • Posts: 11
  • Respect: +9
Re: Crackle Paste
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2024, 12:52:05 PM »
0
I think it looks great!

chuck geiger

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 3245
  • Gender: Male
  • Las Piedras Railroad - Destination Desert
  • Respect: +2789
Re: Crackle Paste
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2024, 01:57:10 PM »
0
Thanks Dave, need to smooth out some more sections like they've been repaired.
« Last Edit: April 26, 2024, 02:00:31 PM by chuck geiger »
Chuck Geiger
provencountrypd@gmail.com



Jbub

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 1844
  • Gender: Male
  • HP 9999
  • Respect: +581
Re: Crackle Paste
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2024, 02:01:20 PM »
0
That looks very much like alligatored asphalt.
"Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!"

Darth Vader

peteski

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 32739
  • Gender: Male
  • Honorary Resident Curmudgeon
  • Respect: +5213
    • Coming (not so) soon...
Re: Crackle Paste
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2024, 02:02:24 PM »
0
While the crackig pattern looks very realistic, it's too "crackly" for my taste.  Maybe it if was some paved area totally abandoned for half a century, but for a lot which is still in use, there should be some less cracked areas.  Patches would be a good idea visually.  Of course I fully expect to be proven wrong due to Ed's Law.  :D
. . . 42 . . .

chuck geiger

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 3245
  • Gender: Male
  • Las Piedras Railroad - Destination Desert
  • Respect: +2789
Re: Crackle Paste
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2024, 02:14:50 PM »
0
No not at all Pete. Boomer fills in some areas with sand artist medium, which I am going to do.
Chuck Geiger
provencountrypd@gmail.com



Rivet Miscounter

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 770
  • Respect: +391
Re: Crackle Paste
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2024, 04:14:08 PM »
0
Funny, just saw this on FB somewhere and saved the post.  I agree it needs to be used conservatively but it should be a good piece of the arsenal going forward.
Doug

jagged ben

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 3243
  • Respect: +498
Re: Crackle Paste
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2024, 04:16:23 PM »
0
While the crackig pattern looks very realistic, it's too "crackly" for my taste.  Maybe it if was some paved area totally abandoned for half a century, but for a lot which is still in use, there should be some less cracked areas.  Patches would be a good idea visually.  Of course I fully expect to be proven wrong due to Ed's Law.  :D

Ed's Law in this case is fulfilled by the streets in my town.   :facepalm: :facepalm:  I exaggerate only slightly.

chuck geiger

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 3245
  • Gender: Male
  • Las Piedras Railroad - Destination Desert
  • Respect: +2789
Re: Crackle Paste
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2024, 07:47:03 PM »
+7
It does look better with spackle filling some areas in.





Chuck Geiger
provencountrypd@gmail.com



CRR Chase

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 144
  • Respect: +58
Re: Crackle Paste
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2024, 02:20:47 PM »
0
excellent idea.. thanks for sharing

basementcalling

  • Crew
  • *
  • Posts: 3517
  • Gender: Male
  • Respect: +736
Re: Crackle Paste
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2024, 05:50:45 PM »
+2
Ed K heard screaming "GROUT!!!!!!!!!" as he vanishes down the hall.
Peter Pfotenhauer

ChicagoCrossingMRR

  • Posts: 10
  • Respect: +27
Re: Crackle Paste
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2024, 10:39:13 AM »
0
That looks really good. I'd picked up some to patch in on some of the less maintained roads for my layout. We'll see how it goes.