To put some "water" into Watson Bayou, a dam needed to be placed at the edge of the layout.
It would have been neat to use a sheet of plastic so the water could be seen from the side, but after trying a saber saw, score and break, and other such approaches plastic was given up. A sheet of 1/8-3/16" plywood was much easier to cut into a 2X40" dam.
Installed with several screws.
Added just a little white glue around the shoreline and silicone sealer along the dam hoping to keep the realistic water from flowing out before it dries.
Needed to paint the dam first, but Walmart no longer carries the paint previously used -- besides, their color mixer was out of white paint so wouldn't have been able to mix up a quart or so, anyway. Picked a close spray paint.
Spray painting meant the layout around the bayou needed to be covered as well as the classic 442 nearby.
OK, so not an exact match, but don't tell anybody and we'll be fine. Maybe fill with water after Christmas,
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