burnthebox Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 HI ALL, WHO ON HERE HAS ONE OF THESE, OR ONE LIKE IT, AND WHO COULD TELL ME WHERE I COULD GET ONE, OR BUILD ONE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dave Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 That's an awesome bridge, very time consuming but could be done in brass or aluminium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 burnthebox Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 HI DAVE, & THANKS, BELIVE IT OR NOT, WOULD HARDLY NEED THAT SPAN TO GET FROM YOUR HOUSE TO MINE, & YES IT'S A MEGA BRIDGE, Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Weshty Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 (edited) That is a serious bit of kit. I have promised myself that I would do something similiar with the 10-Arch over the Blackwater someday.... well there's my inspiration to get the finger out... Edited September 29, 2012 by Weshty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 NIRCLASS80 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Here is a link to a fantastic assembled model bridge but only 27 inches long but you could get 2! http://www.blmamodels.com/cgi-bin/webstore/shop.cgi?ud=BQIHDQkADgACBxQUEBEcHAIFAgQCAgwFCQkTEQAA&t=main.blue.htm&storeid=1&cols=1&categories=01001-00021&&c=detail.blue.htm&t=main.blue.htm&itemid=5003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 heirflick Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 nir - nice find! thats a site to keep in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Weshty Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 (edited) Here is a link to a fantastic assembled model bridge but only 27 inches long but you could get 2!http://www.blmamodels.com/cgi-bin/webstore/shop.cgi?ud=BQIHDQkADgACBxQUEBEcHAIFAgQCAgwFCQkTEQAA&t=main.blue.htm&storeid=1&cols=1&categories=01001-00021&&c=detail.blue.htm&t=main.blue.htm&itemid=5003 I remember someone highlighting that kit on one of the previous sites a while back. The rivetting detail (no sniggers down the back please) is very good. Well worth the money...if yah had it! Edited September 30, 2012 by Weshty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Warbonnet Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 BLMA stuff is lovely, recommended. Mind you scratch building will get you something unique. You can use corn flake boxes, like someone on here did for a much coveted bridge that has since been felled by a sledgehammer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 There was an article in one of the UK mags a few months age on building bridges like this from plastic card balsa etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Deasmuin Posted September 29, 2012 Share Posted September 29, 2012 Have a look at this site expensive but nice http://www.hack-bruecken.de Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 burnthebox Posted September 29, 2012 Author Share Posted September 29, 2012 (edited) Hi guys, & thanks, yes they are all great bridges, but i want one like the one in the link, it can be removed, it's 5ft. wide, which is just perfect for my intended plan, so as i said, "who on here has one of these, or one like it, and who could tell me where i could get one, or build one " Edited September 29, 2012 by burnthebox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 djkonore Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 That's a model of an American bridge on the Ohio river he says. I've seen many bridges on the Ohio river and throughout the US that look like that one. Your best bet is check the US eBay, but be sure to check that they'll ship internationally for you. Also check US online model train supplier websites, they may ship outside the US for you. They will be in HO scale, but the difference won't really be noticeable on a OO layout. If you want one just like that one your going to have to get one from America I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BosKonay Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 They turn up on ebay too from time to time, just search for HO brass bridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 burnthebox Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Hi & thanks, nirclass80, yes a very nice bridge but even adding 2 together, it would not span the distance, almost but not quite, for what I need, so you see my problem, or at least part of it, also they cost $445.00 EACH, so I'm hoping my guy will come back with all the help I need Here is a link to a fantastic assembled model bridge but only 27 inches long but you could get 2!http://www.blmamodels.com/cgi-bin/webstore/shop.cgi?ud=BQIHDQkADgACBxQUEBEcHAIFAgQCAgwFCQkTEQAA&t=main.blue.htm&storeid=1&cols=1&categories=01001-00021&&c=detail.blue.htm&t=main.blue.htm&itemid=5003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest hidden-agenda Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Im not sure if this will help but you want to cross a 5 foot span so a piece of timber that is reinforced (like a large T )may allow you to do this or i would suggest a piece of aluminium H section (something that you find inside a PVC window frame and you can get them at a metal suppliers) as a main support for your tracks and build the bridge on to it.This means your track can be glued to the flat section of metal and your bridge built along the sides and it should be strong enough to take a decent bit of rolling stock and you would,nt have to worry as the bridge sides would be just cosmetic and not load baring.Just my mad idea and not the be all and end all of building a bridge so keep us posted and some pics as you go when building it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 josefstadt Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 As you say the cost of the made up bridges is very high, $445 for the BLMA ones seems excessive, even if the model is as large as it is. Hidden-agenda's solution would be your best bet. Span the 5 ft gap using either a strenthened piece of timber or a piece of H or I section metal bar. Then build a cosmetic representation of a bridge around this. This way you would span the gap at a reasonable cost. The 'bridge' could be hinged to either swing horizontally like a gate or lift vertically like a flap in a counter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Weshty Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 BLMA stuff is lovely, recommended. Mind you scratch building will get you something unique. You can use corn flake boxes, like someone on here did for a much coveted bridge that has since been felled by a sledgehammer! A4s magnificent work was done with cardboard??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Glenderg Posted October 1, 2012 Share Posted October 1, 2012 Just a quick thought on a 5ft span bridge - The William Dargan Luas Bridge could be easily replicated using MDF for the vertical upright - holes drilled for the cable ties at 10mm centres, a piece of ply for the bridge surface, clad in card/plastic to give the bridge look. The cable ties could be made of guitar steel string [D strings] with the eyelets to attach through drilled holes in the bridge road, fed through the vertical span, and through holes on the bridge surface on the far side, tensioned and clamped with screws like the ones found in plug sockets. Maybe too modern for most layouts though. Richie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Weshty Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Just a quick thought on a 5ft span bridge - The William Dargan Luas Bridge could be easily replicated using MDF for the vertical upright - holes drilled for the cable ties at 10mm centres, a piece of ply for the bridge surface, clad in card/plastic to give the bridge look. The cable ties could be made of guitar steel string [D strings] with the eyelets to attach through drilled holes in the bridge road, fed through the vertical span, and through holes on the bridge surface on the far side, tensioned and clamped with screws like the ones found in plug sockets. Maybe too modern for most layouts though. Richie. Ohhh talk durty to me big boy. Seriously Richie, given some of your quality past oeuvres, I'd love to see you tackling this project, go on you know you want to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Warbonnet Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 A4s magnificent work was done with cardboard??? Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Warbonnet Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 A4s magnificent work was done with cardboard??? Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BosKonay Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Cornflakes boxes?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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