PRRMiddleDivision posted:Being locked in the house due to the unfortunate coronavirus situation has allowed me to accelerate work on the layout. As such, work is nearing completion on a gap in the scenery that I've been working on for quite some time to close. The specific area is the Tuscarora Creek Valley just east of Port Royal. I don't want to post too many photos until it is 100% complete, but here is a sneak peek of the area. Additionally, now you can see the finished scenery on the east side of the concrete arch bridge carrying PA Route 75 over the Pennsy mainline...I had been posting photos of this area under construction a few months ago. The third picture is a prototype photo I took last summer of the same highway bridge and area where the F-3's are located in the first image. Of particular note is the curved stone arch bridge, which I consider to be the most difficult to build model I have ever created. It was built way back in the year 2000 and only now is the adjacent scenery nearing completion. This is why I am so thrilled to be finishing this area and sharing these images with you.
And to everybody, stay healthy and stay well through this unprecedented medical crisis.
Neal,
Great shots. If this is what it looks like now I can't wait to see the finished product. You said the concrete bridge was your most difficult build to date and I can see why. From what I have seen you have a few arch bridges that you have built on the layout. Can you give an overview of how you go about this? There was a gentleman, on this forum, who used to build them but no longer does. This means I will have to find someone else or do it myself. I actually need a curved stone arch bridge for two areas on my layout.
Thanks,
Dave
