Roads - Attempt number 1 - done in 5 minutes

Now I have hedges and fences under my belt (though I need around another 2m so) I thought I would try to make a road way. Hunting around the craft shop (The Range in the UK) I found some Grey Funky Foam 2mm thick from Craft Planet for 50p a sheet (9" by 12")

A quick couple of cuts later and I had a simple road and two curbs but then the fun started - white lines... I had real problems finding something that would go on the foam and not smudge or fade (and TMP did not help) I tried:

• Sharpe silver - OK but dark black with a hint of silver
• Biro - worked but the wrong colour
• Highlighter (yellow) - fades away over a day so it is only just visible
• CD PEN - fine if allowed to dry but wrong colour
• Snopake pen - did not flow
• Paint - worked but masking a pain
• Sharpie Paint pen - works and white (but did leak when charging the second time)

Using the paint pen I put two white lines down the middle of a 4.3cm wide strip to give The photo shows the curbs (5mm wide) glued up ready to stick on the sides. Not sure what glue to use so I am trying PVA first but may get some 'rubber' cement if this dries too hard (as I fear is may). I'm not sure the road sizes are correct for 15mm as I was thinking Ogre at 6mm when I cut them - only problem here is the step on the curb as 2mm is a good 25-30cm in real life. I may drop the curb idea and go for flock with a rubber glue base as this does look wrong and is clearly shown in this picture

As a scale I have put the wire fences in the background and the bases drop well below the curb.

For less than 5 minutes work I am very happy but need to give it a bit more thought.

One point to note - use a sharp blade as the foam tears very very easily.