Water Under the Bridge - The Bridge Over the River Why?

[@BruceGibson-ku1pz]

Being an old roofer, I'd tear out what you've done and use torch down material (color is your choice) and as stated by @ariels36, use a piece of either glass or plastic but make sure it's sealed at least 1" all around. For the berm, I used sawdust and waterproof glue (Tite Bond 3 works great and dries clear). You can get sawdust from any lumber yard for free. I cleaned out from under their saw and got 4 - 5 gal. buckets and they thanked me for the cleaning! It's a simple process, form up the berm you want, water down the glue (5 to 1 mixture) and apply over the top of the sawdust. Tite Bond 3 is a outdoor project glue and will give you 5 to 7 mins. "working time but if you water it down you'll have an easy 15 - 20 mins. to form up any areas you weren't happy with. Just a process I used, and it worked without any problems. Ever thought of adding a couple of kids catching a fish to the river? Just a thought.

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@BruceGibson-ku1pz hi. Thanks! I may yet seal more. Perhaps the glue over what I have? I do want a gloss finish in the end. And more waterproof would be a plus. Tearing out not an option. Everything is layered into everything else. But I’m mostly happy with as is. But a gloss final finish. And more waterproof would be a plus. In the meantime, onto lights at Grapevine.

[@ToyManTelevision]

And. I love sawdust!! I’ve even used it as sawdust! But usually sand. Sand is way to corse to look good. So sawdust. Even as HO sand around a sand house.

[@FunAtDisney]

Dale- That “pond” looks very natural! Great work!

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@FunAtDisney thanks!

[@BruceGibson-ku1pz]

I just started watching your building of the bridge and you mentioned that your in Utah. I spent 5 1/2 yrs. out in Park City building a few of the buildings involved in the 2002 Olympics so I know the Salt Lake area also (somewhat). You might be surprised of the amount of free materials you can get from Pacific Supply, Anderson's lumber, or just find a house being built in your area. Scrap is always on a job site and will gladly be given to anyone who asked. It helps with their clean-up.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Yup! I know lots of people who run their fireplace that way all winter long! And you never quite sure what you might get.

[@kenshores9900]

Al: I wonder how many people understand the implied background with the “River Why!” Th movie involved a railroad bridge and your name is as best I can say “cheeky!” Yet another great video.

[@ToyManTelevision]

I love that movie. I’ve seen It plenty of times. Like oh, 12?

[@kenshores9900]

@@ToyManTelevision I knew you had. You only watched it 12 times?

[@garyslentzii2796]

Looks great

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks!

[@Conn653]

A suggestion: Turn part of 'the wall' behind the bridge into a water fall, fed by your drip irrigation system for the plants. That would create an interesting effect 🙂

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@Conn653 I thought about that. But I had that on my old railroad. Lots of trouble. So keep it simpler. I have thought about installing a waterfall I have. Fiberglass. About 3 feet (1 meter) tall just to the left of the unfinished part of the north section.

[@maddogmerv]

That is looking great!

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@maddogmerv hi!!!

[@jeffbangkok]

Good night

[@ToyManTelevision]

Sleep well. Good mango harvest 😊😊

[@caseyvillemodelrailroad3877]

Perfect...

[@ToyManTelevision]

Tuanks😊

[@ariels36]

A piece of glass might also work to simulate water, and it wont warp with temperature changes. You can paint the underside as a gradient to get the effect of depth.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Yep, we do that inside. Out here it’s kind of fun to just have standing water. And as I say, it drains out in about 45 minutes. So it’s fun to fill it up when we want to and it’s nice that it just goes away after that.

[@stevemellin5806]

Looks fantastic

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@stevemellin5806 hi again ant thanks!!

[@DanielBailey-v9u]

I like the way you approached the construction of the water feature. Nothing looks better than natural elements.

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@DanielBailey-v9u I agree. In this case a mixture of natural and miniature. And a pleasant mix of the two.

[@loispadgett6306]

It likes good when the water is in it. You can wet and dry seasons all in the same day. GOD BLESS 🚂💕🚂💕🚂💕🚂💕

[@ToyManTelevision]

Blessings right back. Thanks 😊

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

Fascinating the way you did this little pond/dry pond area under the bridge. Looks realistic. If it did hold water longer, you could have put in some duckweed that would create a living pond. Excellent video as always.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thank you very much! I had a huge waterfall and a 4x3 foot pond on my old railroad. The pond looked great but mosquitoes set up a hatchery. So lotsa work!

[@growclipbonsaiforseniors1951]

@@ToyManTelevision Have you tried the mosquito donuts? They don’t hurt the fish and kill all mosquito larvae.

[@toddainsworth795]

Pond is looking great! The rounded river rocks are named cobbles in Calif. Anyway, whatever you call them the rounded pea gravel material you are using looks very realistic !!

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thanks 😊😊

[@historybuff7491]

Interesting solutions. I really like the results.

[@ToyManTelevision]

Thank you!

[@JohnKoehler67]

The only thing missing is a Hobo sitting under the bridge next to a campfire

[@JohnKoehler67]

Or a kid trying to catch salamander lol

[@ToyManTelevision]

@@JohnKoehler67 Karyn has suggested that she wants to make salamanders for the pond!

[@tomas5376]

Where’s the fish?

[@ToyManTelevision]

Karyn is talking about making some and a salamander.

[@kevinholland4156]

Dale, I have been meaning to ask you; why doesn't the track short out from rain or snow?

[@ToyManTelevision]

Hi again. I assume there is amperage flowing through the water. A bit. I know for sure that a fish would feel that! ⚡️🐠. Because I can feel it when I touch the track! But it doesn’t effect the way the trains go. So just don’t touch the track!

[@gmmeier321]

The former River Why

[@brianfowler5064]

Bridge over the “pond-er” Why?

[@ToyManTelevision]

Doh!!

[@philthycat1408]

Just change the name to Leakie River. Problem solved