So aside from the hideously expensive Walthers Bascule Bridge, the Walthers Pivot Bridge are there any other drawbridge models out there?
I have vague recollections of a Model Power/Bachmann(?) simple draw bridge, but can't seem to find it now.
Thanks for the help.
AHM made a really nice LITTLE bascule lift bridge:
It was apparently done from a prototype a few miles north of San Francisco. I'd guess it would be a "nine inch" bridge.
Someone else, apparently Tyco, may have taken it over. It's been awhile since it was in production.
Ed
Much more expensive than the Minikits Model when it was readily available:
http://www.custommodelrailroads.com/Rolling_Lift_Bridge.aspx
I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.
I don't have a leg to stand on.
Not a kit, but a Scratch built working model of the Steele Bridge, in Portland, OR. I don't know what the materials cost, but Tom had approximately 3000 hours into building this model at the Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club in Portland, OR, it is compressed in length, but still an Excellent, and Very Well operating model.
While there are many double deck HWY/RR bridges in the world, the Steele Bridge is Unique in that the decks are not RIGIDLY linked, all the other double deckers move in unison. The Steele Bridges decks are not rigidly linked, the lower(rail) deck initially lifts independantly of the upper (HWY) deck, this allows watercraft that do not require a full lift clearence to pass without interrupting road traffic. If the watercraft does need more clearence, then both decks lift together, with the rail deck tucked up underneath the road deck. This design allows the same overall river clearance, while keeping the overall height of the bridge lower.
Doug
May your flanges always stay BETWEEN the rails
Check out the MRR project layout they did this year sarting in the January 2014 issue. In one of the issues, they had instructions on how to kit bash a few Atlas girder brides, and a Walthers signal tower to make a draw bridge. I will try to figure out which issue that is latter tonight.