Crazy visitor comes bearing gifts

Just spectacular work.

They look great, and huge too!  I can see why he wouldn't want to try to ship them!

Wow, those are spectacular!

Incredible work!

Nice bridges

Just another reason why I can't wait to expand My Lazy L into a Larger layout.

Those Bridges are awesome.

Enjoy..

David and Tim awesome job!  They look beautiful in their new home.

Art

These bridges were gifts?

Thanks David, it was great to finally get to meet you, and a blast runnin' trains.    Your layout is fantastic, and your train collection, phenomenal.    Thanks for all of your hospitality, I wish I lived closer, so that we could get together more often.

That is a perfect setting for those stone bridges.  They look beautiful.  Enjoy...

Fantastic!

Awesome !

Those are really beautiful looking bridges you have there.  

I made the big one (in the foreground) to break down into four sections of roughly 2' each, and the smaller one, over 6' in length, and all one piece, after I decided that I could not risk shipping them. Although quite durable, I could not take the risk of one of the sections being damaged, after all of the horror stories I have read about items arriving damaged.   No insurance policy could suffice, since the bridges are one-of-a kind, and no identical bridge exists.   I could not simply reach for another section to replace a damaged one, and send it to David, so I decided to bring them directly to him, and assist in the install and run some trains with him.    I, in a sense became the insurance policy that they would arrive without damage.   The other one I made in one piece, once I knew I was going there in person.   The foreground bridge weighs 7#'s per section, 28#'s total, and the rear bridge, I'm not sure, but probably half of that, at best.   It would have cost quite a bit to ship, anyway, due to their bulky size, and the distance.

No, he was referring to the other things I brought him to help him out in some other areas of his layout.

Niiiiiiiiiiice.......

TimW:  You should "sign" the keystone in at least one of the arches--like an artist signing his work--I'd insist if you did one for me.

That is just spectacular. Thanks for sharing.

Paul

Carl, that's a good idea, I actually contemplated something like that awhile back, but then forgot about it.

Actually you are both wrong - I was referring to the gift of friendship he brought with him! 

I think a build plate, or keystone/ initials should be offered regularly by you mini-masons. An opt out for fine scale I guess . 

Anyhow "that's a good look"

Nice work on the bridge.  Looks great.

Very nice !!!!!

Alex

David,

You have some exceptional additions to your layout. Tim, great work! Having laid my share of stone in the one to one world, I can relate to the craftsmanship and authenticity of your work in scale. I am seriously contemplating something similar to cross the pond in the back yard where I would like to do an out door layout.

Don

Looks great

Brent

David, those are some nice looking trains going over my (I mean your) bridges.

The scenery is looking good, do I see a mirror back there somewhere, I can't quite tell for sure?

Those are some seriously cool looking bridges! That last pic reminds me of my whitewater rafting days.

Jerry

Fabulous work.  If the builder hand carved the stones in those bridges, then he is without a doubt a talented artist. If he used ready made stone, then he is a highly skilled craftsman. Either way this individual really knows how to build bridges!  The effect is dramatic, realistic and artistically correct. Top notch in every respect.