can't remember where it is or how to get it on the forum. Here is the
description in a nut shell. If you can ballast track, then you can ballast
(make) my roads. I like N scale Highball gray color ballast. It is
very fine and great for HO scale stone in asphalt. All I do is line both
edges of where the road is going with masking tape. I apply the N scale
ballast from a spoon from a high distance above the road so it kind of
snows down onto the benchwork. Build it up higher in the middle for the
crown in the road. After you are done applying the ballast and everything
looks smooth and fairly level, spray with water and dish detergent and wet
it down really good. Next, apply a mixture of about 50/50 of Elmer's glue
and water to your ballast roads. I like this mixture as some make it too thin
and not have enough glue in the water. Put enough on so your roads turn
a milky white color. Don't worry, it will dry clear and become very hard.
Keep the tip of the glue bottle close to the road surface so you don't have craters.
Some tend to drip this glue and water from too high above the road and it
makes a really big mess. Now allow it to dry for about a half hour or so.
When it is not "really" wet anymore but just damp to the touch (or almost
dry to the touch but still soft underneath, remove the tape from the edges and
take a small block of wood and simple take your time and tamp down the
ballast with the small block of wood (I would say no bigger than one inch
square or round). I use basswood from my local hobby shop for this. Use
quick and light tamps with the wood block. If you notice some of the
ballast sticking to your block of wood (and leaving pot holes in your road),
allow to dry a little longer. This tamping makes the road smooth and not
rough or grainy from the ballast. I tamp down the edges where the tape was
removed with my finger. Allow to dry for a day or two. Next, weather the road
with a gray color of paint and then weather more with a darker shade such a grimy black
where the cars travel in each lane. Use masking tape and an airbrush to make your
yellow stripes. If you like the cracks in the road, just simple paint them on with a
fine brush using thinned engine black Hope this helps. I would
experiment first before diving in. The drying time and tamping of the road takes
some practice to get the "right" feel. I hope this sounds OK. It's late and I typed fast.
Take care. Tom
. I have "painted" the pavement since it was too dark (too new) I think it's not quite right. Also I haven't painted the lines yet.
I actually liked your second set of pictures better in terms of the road condition but they both look good in terms of weathering. 
