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Stone arch bridges
Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 29, 2002 8:20 AM
Does anyone know of a source of how to build a stone arch bridge (HO) such as the ones found in PA. Somewhere I have seen an article to do it, but where ???? TIA Smitty
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 30, 2002 8:20 AM
For an index of articles on arch bridges, try the Index of Magazines at this site...click on Index of Magazines, click on Category, click on 5.0 Structures, click on bridges -arch. There are a lot of articles listed, from modifying cast portals, to scratchbuilding in plaster. My ols favorite is the J.C.Myer "Coolie Canyon" article from MR.
best regards / Mike
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Posted by Sperandeo on Monday, December 2, 2002 11:44 AM
The most recent article we've published on this subject was "Model a stone viaduct," by Marc Jasinski, in the October 2002 MODEL RAILROADER, pages 82-85.

Happy holidays,

Andy Sperandeo
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, December 15, 2002 12:18 PM
Check.. cccrow.com...... Clint is a master hydrocal builder. He may not have exactly what you need but will motivate your desire to give it a try! phil
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Posted by dknelson on Monday, December 16, 2002 8:08 AM
The Paul Mallery book on bridges has some ideas for modeling all sorts of bridges.
Years ago (I am thinking 1964-65) there was an article in MR that used styrofoam -- the kind florists use -- covered with some sort of paste to resemble rock.
Of course Chooch and others make very nice premade stone arch fronts
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, December 17, 2002 9:04 PM
Check the magazine index. Both Malcom Furlow and Jim Findley have articles on building stone arch bridges.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, December 20, 2002 6:07 PM
I DID IT GET SOME PINK STROFOAM SHAPE IT TO THE WAY U WANT IT THEN SPREAD LIQUID NAILS AND USE GRAVEL FOR THE STONES WHEN DRY WASH IT WITH WATERED INDIA INK LOOKS GREAT

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