City Textures rework

[rince33]

Jokes aside, I do appreciate all the comments received so far, and I hope that nobody was offended by my weird sense of humour. All suggestions were quite valid and have helped tremendously..

I worked on Hornchurch again today, separating the hangar paving sections and tracks. creating separate layers while listening to various crazy news podcasts.

My thinking is that gravel and tar was used generally on roads because it was more cost effective, but runways were probably constructed from concrete slabs to take the weight of aircraft landing. The runway at Kenley has probably been modernised over the years as it seems to be still in use. It's great to see that this airfield still exists.

This is a recent photo with little over exposure.

This does look better.


Kenley sometime before the war, note the light concrete surface

 

[rince33]

Google ai response to my question about concrete airfield use in 1940.

Yes, many 1940s runways were made from concrete, often using pre-cast or poured concrete slabs to support heavy World War II military aircraft. However, engineers also used asphalt, soil-cement mixtures, or packed grass and steel mesh depending on available materials and the weight of the planes.

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