Model Railroading > Starruca bridge progress

It's coming along - Expect to install it next month when all the other stuff around it (hillsides, tunnels) get done. For the last 4 feet of this construction - it sure is taking a lot of time and is a major PITA!

J

Joel Brazy
Coatesville, PA

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Major achievement! Will the D&H run underneath?

Tom Y

Wow! That is going to look great installed.

Barry Draper

For some reason these projects always take significantly longer than expected, but in your case Joel, the result will be well worth. Outstanding attention to detail.

Warren

Great Job!

Ted Curphey
Ontario, OR

WOW!!!

Javier Cervantes
Castle Rock , CO

...where's the D&H?

Outstanding ... Excellent...

penncentral74 Wrote:
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> ...where's the D&H?


....and the road, and the creek (hahaha)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/17/14 14:59 by toledopatch.

And so that's where this bridge goes 'off the tracks'.

Because it is on an upper level deck, the road, and the true prototypical elements won't exist. I am still struggling with how to make the transition on both sides since it is 14" lower than the rest of the upper deck. The bridge will be on a hillside below that slopes to the lower level.

I hope to get it installed by thanksgiving or so.

Thanks for the compliments!

J

Joel Brazy
Coatesville, PA

jobrazy Wrote:
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> And so that's where this bridge goes 'off the
> tracks'.
>
> Because it is on an upper level deck, the road,
> and the true prototypical elements won't exist. I
> am still struggling with how to make the
> transition on both sides since it is 14" lower
> than the rest of the upper deck. The bridge will
> be on a hillside below that slopes to the lower
> level.
>
> I hope to get it installed by thanksgiving or so.
>
> Thanks for the compliments!
>
> J


It's a beautiful piece of work, that's for sure. Are you modeling a particular era?

Good looking work. Is there any chance of a brief explanation of your procedures for getting to this stage? Is it scratchbuilt and how did you do it? I wonder if you hand carved each stone?

Rick

Hi guys,

No particular era, this is my first layout as an adult. I am about 4 years into it, and learning buckets.

For Rick,
This is a casting set that had been 'residing' in the owner (Paul) of Lin's Junction's basement for years. I was original going to build a double track steel bridge and we talked about it, then he mentioned this set. I took him up on the offer and here we are.

It took a lot of sanding and matching, then mixing hydrocal for the joints and spaces and regarding the stone. About 3 weeks of work every night. It is assembled with white glue on a 3/4" plywood plank with 2x4's at each end for the end arches. It measures 48"l x 24"h x 8"w. Once built and dried, I used a combination of washes and powders (post several test fittings!) to color the hydrocal and now I am working on edge scenic aspects simultaneously with the surrounding spaces flanking the bridge to try and make a somewhat seamless transition. Not sure how that will work.

Unfortunately, once it is installed, due to space limitations, I have to crawl under the layout, open my sliding door, crawl out and then work on the bridge from outside! I did not plan on an upper deck, so .....no plan, tough choices....part of my schooling I guess :). That's why I need to basically get it and the flaking areas complete prior to install or I am s.o.l.....

JB

Joel Brazy
Coatesville, PA