Stone Arch Bridge Spandrel (a short video added downstream)

That looks awesome. We need more pictures.

Tim,

   I am with Joe on this one, it looks awesome, would like to see more pictures!

PCRR/Dave

Ditto!  Awesome modeling.

That looks fantastic!  Some "how to" information would be greatly appreciated.

Hi Tim

     Well done.

Very Nice. Is this from a mold that you made?

If so I will take 8 please.

Tim

AWESOME!!!

What materials are you  using??

Steve

Wow! This is incredible craftsmanship! Very well done!

For those members who, like me, did not know the definition of "spandrel" before seeing Tim's photo, it's here.

Thanks guys, a couple more photos.

you see that little piece of foam board on the floor to the right, yep, you guessed it, entirely, the whole thing, except for the wood sub roadbed, the 1/2" thick cement board deck, the parapet stone along each side of the outer edge of the track bed, and in the middle, supporting the spandrels and abutments.   But otherwise, entirely pink foam board.    This is my craft, and I love making these things.    This bridge separates into four sections, and weighs only 28#'s, about 7#'s per section.    I can stand on this bridge and most every other bridge I have ever made, very strong stuff.

That is really cool. Great job! 

Tim, That is awesome.  Great craftsmanship.....

Great work, but how did you get the stone pattern embossed into the foam?

A beautifully proportioned and crafted bridge.

Marvelous +++

Ken M

Great work!

thank you for sharing!!

Andre.

Tim

this is very impressive. I am looking for something very similar, and yours inspires me

John, thank you, your work has inspired me as well.

thanks again to all.

Here is a photo of the 4 sections set apart , and one stacked, for handling.

Super job.

THAT'S GREAT TIM! your bridge work is always an inspiration. I know because while working on the six bridges we have I was constantly going back and checking out what you had done. Thanks

Your new bridge pictured here Tim is simply beautiful!

Tim custom built one for our layout several years ago and did a terrific job on it. In all, it spanned about 13' and involved a 'progressive curve' at one end. He did an amazing job following my crude drawings of the curve. 

The layout is long gone but a few sections of Tim's magnificent viaduct flanking the Hellgate Bridge lives on at our club layout and I'm working on a diorama now that will incorporate a part of it at home.

This piece was one of the main focal points of our layout.  See more photos at bottom that can be opened. If you click on any of the thumbnails and scroll you can see all of these in a much larger size 

Tim - Wow!  Another great job.  You do beautiful work, very realistic looking.

Art

Tim, inquiring minds want to know.  And THANKS for the additional photos.  What you do is beyond craftsmanship.

Thanks again to all.   Matt, Pingman, yes, it is embossing of sorts, it is done by hand, and it has taken years and a lot of practice to perfect (although it is still not even close to perfect in my eyes).    I continue to seek even better results as I go.    It is somewhat proprietary, therefore I cannot divulge all of my techniques in this area, I hope you understand.  

Tim, that bridge looks fantastic!  Great job.

Along with the awesome craftsmanship, what I really thing makes your bridge stand out is the varying colors of the bricks!!!  That probably took as long to do as making the bridge!

Super

- walt

Tim, no problem with keeping your proprietary information to yourself.

Here is another photo after test fit installation on layout, along with it's sister bridge, and a before photo.  Scenery yet to be completed.

Yes Tim, I see these colors are brighter or should I say not as muted and more pronounced than the colors as I view those in another post. This gives me an idea for adding color to my monotone colored retaining walls.  I might experiment when I make some progress on other scenic elements on my layout renovation.  Again, great work.  Thanks for posting.