hello, can someone recomend a site where i can purchase a double bridge abutment and wing walls? i have looked everywhere, but cant seem to find one for my Kato double track bridge. any help is appreciated. thanks!
Hi,
Take alook at woodland scenic site or in the Walthers catalog. Take a look at the European manufacturer they do a lot ready to place items.
You could also easily scratchbuild ones from wood covered whith paper or plastic sheet of embossed bricks or stones.
Styrene sheet could be also used as a base and you can carve them by hand.
You can do the same whith plasterboard sheet and paint them in the stone colors.
These scratchbuild abutments could be adjusted especialy for your needs.
Good luck.
Marc
The abutments in this view are both scratched. The stone one was made with 1/8" balsa wood as the backer, then capped with styrene O scale block. Looked good for large cut stone in N scale. The one in the back is plain sheet styrene over supporting wood blocks.
You're better off building your own, because the commercial kits don't always match your bridge. You can more effectively blend the bridge into both your track plan and your scenery with a very simple scratch build.
Lee
Route of the Alpha Jets www.wmrywesternlines.net
Have seen a very nice one made from extruded foam with a hot wire cutter. Could probably shape it with a saw or sharp knife. He used a ballpoint pen tip to scribe the stone lines in the foam. Didn't see it painted, but it looked very much like an abutment except for the color. Can make it any height or width you need, plenty strong to hold up a bridge, track and train.
Good luck,