Recent build.
Sorry, no construction images. My memory card did not want to find them....
Wood structure kitfrom Scale Structures limited.
The Dinky Creek bridge in HOn3.
All rivets and fittings are in metal .... Painting all the metal parts and drilling holes for 600+ NBWs is a bit of therapy.
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Nice work! I picked one up at a swap meet a few years back to use on my circa 1910 anthracite road. For now, its still "sticks-in-the-box" waiting for layout construction to catch up.
But I do have one question... prototypically speaking - would such a small bridge be able to handle 30-40 ton hopper-gons and medium sized consolidations? If not, I'll build it for horse and buggy traffic.
Jim
WOW! I really like it.
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Talk about a little model with tons of character. Very nice build.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Really nice model!
hardcoalcaseBut I do have one question... prototypically speaking - would such a small bridge be able to handle 30-40 ton hopper-gons and medium sized consolidations? If not, I'll build it for horse and buggy traffic.
SS Ltd claims that the inspiration was a narrow gauge bridge over Dinky Creek in California. There is a similar bridge of this type there but it was a highway bridge built in 1938: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Dinkey_Creek_Bridge.jpg from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dinkey_Creek_Bridge
For loads as you describe I would change the bottom chord. For higher loads I would avoid the many splices in the tensile member and use longer timbers with fewer splices like in a Howe truss bridge.
The arched top chord needs these splices for the shape anyway. Pressure joints are easier as one can make them form-fitting the contact load transfer.Regards, Volker
hardcoalcase Nice work! I picked one up at a swap meet a few years back to use on my circa 1910 anthracite road. For now, its still "sticks-in-the-box" waiting for layout construction to catch up. But I do have one question... prototypically speaking - would such a small bridge be able to handle 30-40 ton hopper-gons and medium sized consolidations? If not, I'll build it for horse and buggy traffic. Jim
Scaling off the photo, I get a clearance of about 9 1/4 feet. That's too narrow if you're doing standard gage.
In my opinion.
Looking at the Wikipedia photo, it does look like a nice lightweight road bridge, though. Single lane, of course.
Ed
Really nice bridge Graf, but I think you have one thing wrong:
Graffen Painting all the metal parts and drilling holes for 600+ NBWs is a bit of therapy.
That is not therapy! After doing that is when you need therapy! Start with a shoulder massage, and then maybe move on to an Opthamologist to get your eyes straight again!
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
hon30critter Really nice bridge Graf, but I think you have one thing wrong: Graffen Painting all the metal parts and drilling holes for 600+ NBWs is a bit of therapy. That is not therapy! After doing that is when you need therapy! Start with a shoulder massage, and then maybe move on to an Opthamologist to get your eyes straight again! Dave
Ah, shucks... That's why I have a wonky eye.
The backrub is sorted out though. SWMBO is quite handy.