10' concrete viaduct for 14 bucks!
When I put in the new turnout to lead to the new passenger yard in the next room, I had to remove a large, removable piece of scenery. I was going to re-insert the scenery back in its place but it seems like I've been crawling under there several times to 'fix stuff'. I was thinking about just screwing some Masonite hardboard to the wall and just painting it 'mountain' colors. This morning I decided that a viaduct would 'work' plus I could get access to the track.
This is the removable piece of scenery.
I got some 1/8"X4'X8' Masonite (only 14 bucks) and used my table saw to rip two pieces 12.5" wide.
I then made arches 10" wide and columns 1.75" wide to make full use of the 8' length. A compass was used to make the arches.
My miter saw cut the straight edges of the viaduct.
A reciprocating saw with a fine tooth blade was used to cut the 'arch'.
Had to be careful when handling the final product to insure the 'viaduct' didn't break at a weak point.
Used 'left over' grey paint from my RC airplanes to paint the viaduct. I needed another 25.75" of 'viaduct' to cover the entire length.
i'm always hitting the table supports that stick out when I crawl under that location so I used my sawzaw to cut them flush to the table top.
Too much vibration from the sawzaw created a minor earth quake in the yard!
Nothing fancy but it's better than the wood wall. Also, it's a good 10' away from viewing so I didn't see any need to get 'fancy' with it. I painted the 'guard rail' on the bottom track as there are two track levels at this location. I'll be putting up another piece of Masonite under the bottom track to cover up the wall.
I painted some 'mountains' (if you can call them that!) on the piece of Masonite that will go under the bottom track. It may look a little strange with mountain peaks under the bottom track. Will see how it looks when I screw the Masonite under the track after the paint dries. I'm sure my comrades will give me some 'advise' when they see it!
Neighborhood kids came over to 'run trains'.
I never complain when their mom brings me some homemade food 
