@Obsidian posted:Today I'm planning how to do the benchwork under the Potomac on my Harpers Ferry II layout. I've got to figure how high the bridges will be with supports at grade then account for deck thickness and water (painted shower glass).
Here is a tip on making water scenes with rippled shower glass or randomly rippled sheet acrylic which is what I use. Put down a sheet of finished plywood as a base that is painted the colors that you want for your water and lay the glass or acrylic over it. Let the coloring show through the clear glass/acrylic. I do not paint the sheet acrylic. It gives the effect of more depth. It is a tip I got from a friend who was a professional architectural model builder. I have included photos below of my results.
Please forgive the bad focus in the foreground. I don't imagine myself to be a photographer.
