Finished Brawa Platform

First described here, the Brawa platform is now almost completed - first 2 photos show the status captured minutes ago. The asphalt cracks are partially filled with some winter miniNatur static grass, probably some autumn model will be added too.For asphalt, a hard foam was used (photo 3) - this has been originally used to package the Noch tunnel lining and came quite handy now. Various cracks and dents were applied, to simulate as closely the real surface. The color was obtained as follows: first, all was painted with Woodland Scenics (WS) Stone Gray; after this dried a series of washes was applied, only after the previous one completely dried, in order: 1:8 WS Concrete, 1:8 WS Burnt Umber, 1:8 WS Yellow Ochre, 1:3 WS Stone Gray (as opposed to the rest, this was applied perpendicular to the length of the platform), 1:8 WS Yellow Ochre. After the first yellow wash, some Noch black weathering powder was used to break the monotony - even if this looked too powerful at first, the subsequent washes toned it down just right.
After painting, the soldering gun was used (photo 4) to take away from the edge, so that it will bind correctly with the platform edge which was already fixed. The groove of the thermocutter was used to hold the foam in place. 2 supports were made from regular foam in order to support the platform once fixed (photo 5), after which it was glued, with the same Woodland Scenics color containers that were previously used for washes pressing down (photo 6). The angled platform ends were painted in the same way, then fixed.