Sidewalks and a Bathroom on the Garden Railroad - Reworking the Village of Grapevine

We are rebuilding the bathrooms at Grapevine Village on our garden railroad. We bought a broken Pola European bathroom structure from eBay and rebuilt it even replacing missing parts.
This also involved building boardwalk sidewalks from the bathrooms to the saloon. And adding interiors to the two bathrooms.
A fun bit of screwing around! And with this, the village is mostly finished! Well... nothing on a model railroad is ever "finished". Let's say "ready for trains and set aside until we have a new idea. Which may happen at any time..
All that remains is to install Karyn's power poles, add some weeds, and run some trains! Oh, and the mayor wants to put up Christmas Lights. But common, it's not even Halloween yet! NO CHRISTMAS LIGHT UNTIL AFTER THANKSGIVING!
#gardenrailroad #modelraillayout #modelrailroader

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

What do you think of Thompsons Water sealer for the broad walk? Should repel the water nicely. Great build on the outhouse.

[@vinnyheaphy1372]

This is why I don't use Thompson's Waterproofing because It DOESN'T WORK!! There is another brand called Rainbird that does work, but I don't remember which store carries it!! Lowes, Home Depot, Walmart, Sherman Williams, ACE or Truvalue Stores!!!

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@vinnyheaphy1372 I’ll look into that

[@GerryMoore-n1l]

Great job! The boardwalk looks very good. Personally, I would have mounted the bathroom building back 1/2" to 1" to stagger the three building fronts rather than have them flush. Looks more interesting that way. Having the bathroom back a bit also increases the privacy somewhat.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Good thinking.

[@bigwoz78]

I have seen people use used motor oil on their flatbed trailer that they haul whatever with they seal it with used motor oil let it dry for about 48 hours and it’s completely waterproof. Might be worth a try

[@ToyManTelevision]

I think the key is I just have to have some expansion joints in there. Hadn’t really thought about that. So I’ve taken some of the slats out and sanded off about 0.030 of an inch. Put it back together. Looks nice with the gaps. And gives the wood some wiggle room. 😊

[@loispadgett6306]

Use Titebond 3 water proof wood glue and the boards should stay down on the boardwalk. Love how it turned out other than what the rain did to it after darn rain. Nice interior to the bathrooms. Thanks for sharing all your beautiful work with us. GOD BLESS 🚂💕🚂💕🚂💕🚂💕

[@ToyManTelevision]

Great tip! Gorilla ultimate is very similar. But it gets flexible when wet. Anyway I’ve rebuilt and fingers crossed!! Bless you too!!!! 😊

[@Mike-tg7dj]

Are they period toilets? Buckeled boardwalks are though.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Totally the wrong era. If I come across a better one, it will get installed. There’s a lot of half-inch scale dollhouse stuff

[@vettebecker1]

Looks amazing ❤❤

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thank you 😋

[@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877]

Great vidio, like the out house and interior . Been using some wood stains on my gondolas for rust wash and a light chulk dusting, works good. Ill check them ragggs too.Thanks for the morning coffee...

[@gmmeier321]

Waterproffing all 6 sides of a board helps. If you only do the top, water will seep in from all 5 other sides.

[@brettmariotte3343]

Looks Great as always.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks again!

[@JamesKubajak-c1i]

This flushes for you.🚽

[@Deadbrokemine]

The only problem with your boardwalks is they look so much better than the station platform. I do love the sanding though.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Right. I’ve thought about putting wood over the plastic. 😊

[@jeffbangkok]

Perfect timing. I have 25 minutes before bedtime. Good night

[@ToyManTelevision]

Sleep well. Well.. you’re up now. But we are headed to bed 🛌🥱

[@VFRSTREETFIGHTER]

A high tank toilet might look more correct for the era of you railroad. Might make for a fun winter project.

[@ToyManTelevision]

If we can find one you are right!!!!!😊😊

[@billpihl1]

You should have put the building on peegravel....... As always a great VLOG Guys. Keep them coming . I have to sit and thing about the stink from the building .

[@ToyManTelevision]

They used to be a company called olfactory airs. They made different scented oil that you could place around your structures to give them an authentic smell. Yuck. I ran into a at a train show and I suppose they smelled pretty authentic. Smoke, diesel, sawmill, and a few oddball aromas. I don’t think they made a stinky bathroom smell. Which is just as well. First of all it’s very easy to make it home. The ultimate DIY. Also, who would want to?

[@ToyManTelevision]

Pee gravel? Or pea gravel? Or P gravel. Hum… are use a lot of kitty litter around the railroad. That might have to suffice for the P gravel. Basically it is. Pee gravel. 😂😂🥴🤪😹

[@horaciovera7678]

Very nice Very nice 🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊 you are nombre ONE THE BEST

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi and thank you 😊😊

[@drewzero1]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who takes pictures of my models in place every step along the way... Sometimes I feel self-conscious about having my phone full of trains and buildings, but to be able to step back and see it in situ is incredibly useful! Your boardwalk water damage looks like my water tower! It's not holding much any more...

[@ToyManTelevision]

I like to photograph everything. I mean for one thing is the show, but I’ve been doing this for as long as I can remember. The truck is figuring out how to manage all the photographs and just on my phone I have.37,000 photos and 7500 videos. And about 10 terabytes stored on drives. And a storage unit full of pictures and video tapes. Sigh.

[@drewzero1]

@@ToyManTelevision Wow, my phone started struggling around 10,000 photos! No way it could handle 30k. Nor could I!

[@stevemellin5806]

Looks fantastic . excuse me I got to go to the restroom ha ha ha ha ha

[@ToyManTelevision]

Pee time in the old town tonight 🎶

[@VintageRenewed]

I can’t wait till I can start building my garden railroad

[@ToyManTelevision]

Fun!!!!!’ 😊😊

[@Frank-wb8ll]

Thanks for the video 😃

[@ToyManTelevision]

My pleasure!

[@michaelchapman6895]

Surely the male toilet needs a urinal?

[@ToyManTelevision]

Will given the era, I suppose the fact that there’s a perfectly good wall on the outside of the bathroom. More over lots of trees and bushes. 🚽

[@Scoobers-fj6jk]

Awesome 👌 video 👍

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thank you 👍

[@garyacker7388]

You like the bathroom or library as I call it 😅.

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@garyacker7388 hi. Yep. Almost always a moving experience.

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