Yes Dave I agree.... After years of building, I still really haven't settled on one preferred method for making roads, after seeing Norm C's roads, I'll probably keep working with the masonite, adding plaster patches gouging and cracking areas up to look old. ...
I made one discovery the other day, that I meant to mention.. on the mine run, I had to add a curved poured concrete curb as the base of the hill, I ended up cutting some roadbed cork about 3/8 " wide and stood it on it's edge, and had it follow the road curvature around the back of the factory, down the grade..... Primed it with Camo Sand colored paint in the garage before I glued it in place.. I liked it so much, I had to add a simple short sidewalk at the top of the mine run where the company house and plumbing supply store is and decided to make the sidewalk up there out of roadbed cork as well... Primed it,, weathered it much darker and dirtier since its down the street from the coal mine. Scribed the lines by pulling razor saw through the cork after painting and weathering... The cork actually makes pretty decent concrete, has about the right amount of texture, the acrylic paints will fill in some of the holes and voids, or you can leave it word and broken up....
