gravel or tar and chip roads

I've seen roofing shingle's used. They cut them to the size they needed and then turned them upside down. Then they used sand paper and sanded the thick black layer of asphalt down until the gravel layer started to show through. Made very convincing Texas backroads in my opinion.

I've used grey roof shingles. they have a black section, that could look like new blacktop, or the grey for the chip and seal.

I use roofing shingles.  Here are some photos of roads.

Here's a few more photos of roofing shingle roads 

hinglr

Doberman n, what you are referring to is "tar and chip" roadway. Underneath the tar and chip could be a worn asfault road that the tar and chip is placed over to extend the life of the road surface or the rough base asfault that the tar and chip is used as the surface coat. This use of tar and chip road surfacing is widely used in suburban and rural areas for roads.

 There have been a lot of discussions posted about paved roads in the past.  My question is: How do you model a dirt road? I would like for it to have ruts, bumps, and maybe dust beside the road.

Douglas

Thanks...I have. some dark brown shingles i can go with.

TP Fan posted:

 There have been a lot of discussions posted about paved roads in the past.  My question is: How do you model a dirt road? I would like for it to have ruts, bumps, and maybe dust beside the road.

Douglas

Lots of stuff on YouTube for diorama dirt roads. If you look at Joey Ricard's (spelling?) tutorials I would think you can find bumpy dirt roads there