QUOTE: Originally posted by Mark R. Being a big D&H fan, it goes without saying, my bridges directly reflect the proto-type .... Steel Bridge at Nineveh.... Starrucca Viaduct .... Tunkhannok Viaduct (still under construction) .... Mark.
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QUOTE: Originally posted by Mark R. Being a big D&H fan, it goes without saying, my bridges directly reflect the proto-type .... Steel Bridge at Nineveh....
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QUOTE: Originally posted by chateauricher Mine will be the same bridge that Arthill and Twhite used (only mine might not look as good as their's). I'd post a photo, only its still in the box. [8)] [*^_^*]
QUOTE: Originally posted by twhite QUOTE: Originally posted by chateauricher Mine will be the same bridge that Arthill and Twhite used (only mine might not look as good as their's). I'd post a photo, only its still in the box. [8)] [*^_^*] Timothy: Once you get the Beichstahl out of the box, you'll be both amazed and pleased at how easily and well the bridge goes together, and how easy it is to 'kitbash' if you're so inclined. I can guarantee you'll like it, and it's an attention-grabber no matter where you locate it on your layout. When you get it built and installed, post some pics, okay? It's really QUITE a bridge!!
This is what happens to an Atlas bridge if it's left out on the shores of Moose Bay:
Fortunately, the bridge is getting a new paint job, and will be shiny silver when the painters (Leo DaVinci and Sons) get through with it.
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Added a little scenery. Still not done. I am working on the trestle for the lower track at the moment.
Pics
ARTHILL wrote: Added a little scenery. Still not done. I am working on the trestle for the lower track at the moment. Pics
I am always in awe when I see these photo's. I would love to have the corner available for a bridge like that. I have 14" depth where my bridges go. This is what I ended up with (still under construction.
ok I realy thought I had a nice bridge
thanks for setting the bar well over the norm
thats some work, must be a blast to sit there and run trains
wow this is some thread...
K
Wow!! Tons of impressive bridges here, and well worth the wait to view. My first three pictures are of bridges in areas awaiting scenery. The first photo, of two bridges over the Speed River, was an attempt to turn an operational problem into a scenic advantage. The lower line is dropping on a rather stiff 2.5% grade, while the upper line climbs at a similar rate. Where both lines reach the ends of their respective grades, the layout will be double-decked. The lower grade is only about 15' long, while the upper is around 45'. I hope to be able to use a lot of trees to make the bridges fit into the scene a bit more inconspicuously. The bridges are a combination of Micro Engineering and Atlas parts.
My intention is to fill the valley under the bridge with tall trees, making the bridge blend into the scenery, as if it's been here for a while.
This bridge, over Chippawa Creek, consists of two Atlas deck trusses, plus a Micro Engineering deck girder, hidden in the trees to the left.
This last bridge, over the Maitland River, near Lowbanks, is made up of Atlas, and M.E. deck girders, with a Central Valley truss over the deepest part of the channel.
Wayne
Alan, that is a great scene. What I added was cliff to the ceiling, and then put N and Z scale trees and scenery at the top for forced perspective. It makes it look even larger. You could do that and improve an already great scene.