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QUOTE: Originally posted by JohnT14808 Not mine, rex....I just get to work and play with it!!!
QUOTE: Originally posted by JohnT14808 Here is a shot of an "almost finished" trestle that I built for the OMRS layout. I used a diagram from a John Rendall Scale Model trestle kit ( JV Models in Artesia, CA) and cut it down to the size I needed. You can view more of the OMRS layout at: www.RailImages.com/gallery/JohnNelson The only caution that I could provide, since each trestle is so individual for the given area you are spanning, is to double and triple check your measurements before you start cutting lumber. I also used 3/16" dowels and the same size lumber pieces mentioned above for the diagonals and cross pieces. I only used two 1/4" x 1/4" pieces for the stringers that the track was laid on. I had purchased the wrong sized lumber and didn't want to wait to get new pieces in order to do as the kit called for. I stained my lumber with a mixture of medicinal alcohol and india ink ( 40 drops of ink to 1/4 cup of alcohol) to get a creosote-looking hue. It starts out pretty black, but as it dries and ages, it seems to "weather" itself and comes out looking greyish brown. Looks ok to me. It all worked out in the long run. The trestle is up and trains going across, so hey, it works!!
QUOTE: Originally posted by Tracklayer I greatly admire someone that goes to such lengths to make something so realistic. I personally just don't have the patients anymore, but recommend you try some of your area hobby shops. Some of them may carry just exactly what you're looking for. In the past, I've used both round and flat tooth picks that I had to cut, sand and file to get what I wanted, and it worked out real well. Good luck. Send us some pictures when you get it finished. Tracklayer