The downside of making roads by mixing random paints and chemicals together (see my previous blog post) is that somehow it mixed together into a very even colour. I thought it needed toning down, so I decided to go with a wash of grey, this being the simplest method I could think of. Gaugemaster decided to send me a pot of Humbrol no.32 despite me ordering something else, so some of that went in with some white spirit.

Before anything dried, I went over the whole area dabbing it with kitchen roll, which seemed to make the effect more subtle and less uniform. I'll freely admit I was making it up as I went along, but it has turned out quite well. One learning point though: if one dabs too vigourously (with the kitchen roll, not the odd arm thing) the colour rubs off and it then gets very difficult to mix in a new patch without there being obvious borders.

That should be it for roads - the benefits of having a small layout.

I am now desperately looking for other things to weather before my mix dries up...