The rebirth of the Canyon State RR

[ezdays]

Been back on the layout working on one scene like forever and just can't get it to look like I want. Maybe I'm too picky, maybe I need to just start over, maybe I just need to take a break, but as Charlie suggested, what I really need are some opinions and suggestions. I'm just not pleased with the way it's looking, maybe it's because I've redone it so many times that  it's getting to me. Anyway, it's simply a girder bridge underpass. The first photo shows what I did to get to the basics, no biggie there. I used balsa wood because it cut, glued and painted easy.  I tried to make it look like concrete and failed, so the next few photos shows you where I am right now.

One problems I'm having is that the "peel and stick" that I printed out, is really a "peel and unpeel". I've been dealing with that using double-backed tape, I've redone that blacktop street three times and again, I need your honest opinion on how it looks. I'll do it a fourth or fifth time if need be.