A graphic tutorial I whomped up for the heck of it, as usual in the incomparable Inkscape.
Because Inkscape has been getting a lot of play here recently, a quick screenshot of this project in progress inside Inkscape. One of the things I really like about Inkscape is that you can lay an entire project like this out all on one canvas, then export the individual pages or pieces as PNG files when you’re done. The canvas is effectively infinite, so you can drag pieces off to one side to work with them, or copy and modify one part multiple times until you get a version you like, and move that back to the main drawing.
Nice 😀
How flexible is the end result?
More than flexible enough to be draped over hills and other scenery, but surprisingly tough – in the nearly two years we’ve been using these road pieces none of them have torn or anything — Brian
How do you peel them off the plastic? Mine is sticking terribly! I may just cut the plastic to size, and leave it on.
Hi Macy, When I used ziplock bags as the base the caulk only stuck where the labels were printed on the bags; using the backs of the bags where there wasn’t a label made for clean smooth working. However, plastic kitchen wrap (saran wrap) basically fused with the caulk and never, ever came off – a couple of my road pieces just have permanent saran wrap backs…
Over a decade after I wrote this article, all of these caulk roads are still around and still in fairly regular use! — Brian