This is the stone arched bridge over the Afon Cwm Cloch just north of Beddgelert station.
I thought you might like to see some shots of how Himself made it.
As you can see below the bridge was built as a sub-assembly, so if could be completed and painted before it was fixed in place and the embankment built around it.
The faces of the bridge and the wing walls were made with a plywood base with embossed card bonded on top.
Off-cuts of plain styrene were glued along the tops to form the cappings.
You can't quite see in this picture, unfortunately, but the brick pattern styrene sheet was glued on at an angle under the arch to create the correct diagonal effect.
Here it is in position beneath the trackbed with the river being formed- the rocks, in case you're wondering, are proper, actual pebbles.
The model was finished off with another fabulous paint job by our Artistic Director.
If you haven't discovered it yet he has written a How To guide describing his technique with acrylic paints on our structures. You'll find it in the menu over on the right hand side of the page.
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