6 Arch Single Track Bridge-new photos and video added at bottom

fantastic work!!! what a super model that is, can't wait to see the completed bridge.

Great work! I bet it took a long time.

Well done. Looking forward to seeing more photos.

I helped my son make a three arch section out of wood framing and foam board when he was in seventh grade. I'd love to do a version I could incorporate into an out door layout I'd like to build. It would have to span about ten feet across part of the pond in our yard.

Don

Nice work.  I wish I had room for something like that.

thanks guys, the bridge shown above will actually be a companion bridge to the other one I posted sometime back, which will be in the foreground, here is another photo of it, it is 8' long, and double tracked.   We are trying to invite some forced perspective, by having the grayish bridge in the rear 5'-6' back, and up against the backdrop, it having slightly smaller block, arches, and piers, with the more massive bridge in the front.   Once they are both installed, I will take some more photos.   

Fantastic work.

Absolutely beautiful work.  

Thanks for posting.  Nice job!

Dave

Great craftsmanship.

Thank you for sharing Tim, really nice work.

Can you give a brief technical description of the work involved? Wood, plaster, foam etc, carved, painted etched, that type of info.

Thanks again.

Charlie

Yes Charlie, it is made of solid pink building foam, it has a cement board sub deck, with a 1/2" maple top deck, for track mounting.    I will be mounting a balsa wood cap to the parapet wall that runs along the top.   I work the foam by hand, after I cut it into the basic shape.   I still hand paint them, as I have no good room to use my airbrush at present.    Here is a photo of the rear unfinished side. 

Thank you Tim.

You made it sound so simple, but I know the talent is in the details and you did a great job. Thanks again.

Charlie

Tim,

   Great work sir, simply fantastic bridge structure, can't wait to see it on your layout.

PCRR/Dave

That is a nice bridge.  Makes you want to look at it.

Very nice work, Tim. Dave G.

some photos after the joint work.   That hue appears to be a reflection of some sort, likely the table top.

That is a beautiful job, Tim.  It really turned out great.

Art

Beautiful job, Tim.

That looks incredibly realistic.  Sculpting the stone work must have taken a very long time.  Whenever I’ve tried doing something like that with rigid foam, it ended up looking more like something you would see on Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood land of make believe.

Here is a photo after installation, and before install, scenery yet to be completed.

What at a work of art!  Colors are fantastic.  Curious of the color variations you used for the stone work?  Just the right variety. 

It's funny you ask, this bridge started out more colorful than how it ended up.   If you notice my other post (spandrel) that is similar to this post, but focuses on the spandrel of the 2 track bridge, you will see a color distinction.    Per David's request, I had to lose some of the more colorful stones, such as the greens, and the blues, and the reds, and a pink one and purple here and there.   He didn't care for those stones, so I repainted them with grays and browns, per his liking.

Another member however was absolutely enthralled with the original colors that I had chosen, that show up more in the spandrel photo.     He would like a bridge for a very colorful presidential set that he has, that will have it's very own display bridge, inside a glass cabinet that he will custom make.

A photo of the spandrel, before I changed it:

That's funny!!!!    Not everything that I've made, am I particularly proud of either, but I'm making strides.    I love the challenge, and trying and developing new techniques.

Absolutely Amazing Tim, just amazing...

It looks even better in person.  Thanks again.

Fantastic work Tim!  Looks great.  I love it.

Thanks for sharing.

Tim...beautiful work. If I may ask, what are the two locos you have shown on the viaduct. Again the most incredible work. A sight you might find interested is on Tumblr, and it is entitled "The Stonecutters Guild". It is worth a look...

Fantastic, Tim.....I feel like I'm crossing the Susquehanna!

Peter