Roads in 1950s Germany
When looking at German layouts, I do wonder just how much research has been done by the creator of the layout, especially those few who attempt to model any period prior to the '60s. The neat rural roads, perfectly maintained bear almost no resemblence to reality as few, unless exceptionally old, can either remember prior to the '60s or have made an attempt to simply look at images of any road except the autobahn. The reality was grim, little wonder that ground movement beyond the autobahn was mostly by train with heavy goods by barge. 
Work on a water-bound gravel road in the 1950s near Wörnitz
The horse-drawn wagon waters the road before the top layer is
compacted with the help of the steam roller. This process, which was
common until the 1970s, was replaced late from asphalt road
construction. 
The severe frost damage on a federal road in the 1950s in the Brand area, about 5 km north of Gunzenhausen (current federal road 466) are clearly visible. The increasing burden on roads occurred again and again, especially in the winter months, there have been road shots. Geteeren or federal roads with a tear-bearing surface protection layer still had an exceptional character in post-war Germany for a long time.
When looking at German layouts, I do wonder just how much research has been done by the creator of the layout, especially those few who attempt to model any period prior to the '60s. The neat rural roads, perfectly maintained bear almost no resemblence to reality as few, unless exceptionally old, can either remember prior to the '60s or have made an attempt to simply look at images of any road except the autobahn. The reality was grim, little wonder that ground movement beyond the autobahn was mostly by train with heavy goods by barge.
The severe frost damage on a federal road in the 1950s in the Brand area, about 5 km north of Gunzenhausen (current federal road 466) are clearly visible. The increasing burden on roads occurred again and again, especially in the winter months, there have been road shots. Geteeren or federal roads with a tear-bearing surface protection layer still had an exceptional character in post-war Germany for a long time.
Model roads
The roads are nominally 60mm wide pieces of picture
mounting card covered with a base layer of Heki textured concrete road
paint and a second layer of a diluted coat of Johnstone's China Clay
emulsion with chincilla dust as additional texture. The dust is fixed
with dilute PVA or AK Gravel & Sand fixer.
This is an example of acrylmasse, it works well on undercoats of a similar colour.
A few examples of a road vehicle of the period, none are particularly large.
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