Photos of textures to help and inspire scale modelers

For a long time, I’ve been meaning to start a library of textures images for modelers to reference for their models and dioramas. I intend this to be a living thread, so please feel free to add to it and help grow it, but please don’t fill it with comments. I’d like to keep it lean, mean, and very scrollable with keywords good for searching. Also, don’t link to other pages or share other people’s work. Let’s keep this organic.

If there seems to be enough interest and varied subjects, I’ll break out the images into categories—architecture, vehicles, ground scapes, etc.

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Farm, Walworth, Wisconsin
Old rusty water spigot; weathered wood; weathered steel; concrete; cement; chipped paint; faded paint; rust



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Farm, Walworth, Wisconsin
1920s two-bottom plow; old disused rusted farm equipment; rusty steel; overgrowth; dead grass; weeds


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Farm, Walworth, Wisconsin
Old tree broken by the wind; fallen tree; snapped wood; tree bark; weathered wood; dead grass: weeds



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Farm, Walworth, Wisconsin
Wooden barn doors on metal tracks; weathered wood; faded paint; rust; rotting wood; cracked paint; chipped paint


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Tim, this is going to be an excellent modeling/weathering resource for us! Thank you so much for starting this.

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Looks very interesting!

Here’s a picture of an image I made for Marston Matting (pierced steel planking) I did for basing of fighters. (Not sure if it qualifies, Tim. Let me know and I’ll take it down.)

Example:

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Brick building, Walworth, Wisconsin
Building facade; bricks; weathered bricks; brick and mortar; windows; neon signs; ironwork; rust; weathered iron; weathered steel; glass; marble; rain stains; rain streaks





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Alley, Walworth, Wisconsin
Broken pavement; manhole cover; moss; ironwork; street; blacktop; water stains; rain streaks; rain marks; moss; potholes; rain grates



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Alley, Walworth, Wisconsin
Down spouts; electrical conduit; weathered brick; chipped paint; rust; faded paint; ironworks; wiring; architecture; building; facade; steel door; dirt; pavement; concrete; cement; gravel; rain grate; windows; window bars






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Delavan, Wisconsin

Farm tractor with bucket loader and back hoe on trailer; dry mud; wet mud; rust; steel; chipped paint; hydraulics; oil stains; weathered wood; tires; muddy tires; dirt; hydraulic lines; hoses; tubing; metal chain
































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Delavan, Wisconsin

Puddles; water; rain; asphalt; broken pavement; blacktop; gravel; mud; wet ground