Stone Bridge

  More progress on the creek and stone bridge this week.   The plaster bridge casting was painted and weathered with acrylic paints and chalk powders.  Later I added a bit of vegetation growth on the side with Woodland Scenics flock and some Elmers glue.   The creek now has a base.  I'm pretty happy with the overall shape and look.  Next phase will be painting and then the tricky bit of adding the water,  which I've never done before !

Adding the creek

Operating my railway the other day,  I decided it was time to make it less flat,  and discovered I had a nice plaster casting of a stone bridge that just happened to be the right size for a small bridge,  so out came the saws,  carving knives and after an afternoon of some fun,  this is the result.  I do plan on having a couple hills and tunnels,  but I thought this was a nice variation on the terrain,  lower then track level.   Next up is painting & weathering the bridge,  as well as maybe a detail or 2,  and installation.  Then the creek itself is up next.  This is what I really enjoy about building a layout,  scenery,  so much fun !