Big Bridge

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adeshers

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Big Bridge 10/03/10 05:30 PM (permalink)

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I fancied fabricating a representation of a girder / metal bridge so I assembled a few bits n bobs. The green bits are garden edging with slug guards (spikey bits hanging down from what will become the parapet) and the grey bits are leftovers from a disused dish washer.

The ground spikes were cut off the garden edging and a wooden sub-base cut to size with a plywood top.

On top of the plywood I cut a piece of all weather gypsum fibre-board (left over from the house extension - used as a firebreak above the car port. I used this because a groove on the ex dish washer parts was a tight push fit onto the board making construction a bit easier.

I needed spacers to fit on the rear of the garden edging so found some old pieces of polyethylene and cut them to size.

The rear of the bridge assembled. I screwed the garden edging to the wood (through the spacers) but decided it looked unsightly and resolved to glue the other side.

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Ade - Chief Cook & Bottle Washer of the Combs Valley & Blackbrook Light Railway

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adeshers

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Re:Big Bridge 10/03/10 05:43 PM (permalink)

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This next photo just about shows how the dish washer bits fit onto the fibre-board.

I had a little difficulty gluing the other side and ended up using 'Stixall' builders adhesive but had to weight it down for 60 mins.

I cut some bridge piers from Celcon / Thermalite block and carved stonework on them.

Stone piers cemented into position

The bridge in position

With a train on to give an idea of scale.

Drivers-eye view

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Ade - Chief Cook & Bottle Washer of the Combs Valley & Blackbrook Light Railway

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Westcott Total Posts : 353 Reward points : 3169 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Apperley, Glos Status: offline	Re:Big Bridge 10/03/10 06:03 PM (permalink) 0 Very neat! I don't seem to have a disused dish washer, but the garden edging has got me thinking, particularly for a curved viaduct or two. You'll be giving Nico ideas as well, to be sure. <message edited by Westcott on 10/03/10 07:01 PM> Moderation in all things - including moderation. The Great Westcott Rail Road YouTube channel Building the GWRR
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Philbahn Total Posts : 3664 Reward points : 3158 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Swinton Manchester Status: offline	Re:Big Bridge 10/03/10 06:11 PM (permalink) 0 Looks very good Ade. Very ingenious. Better lock up our dishwasher.Oh sorry thats me Landquart Grusch Bahn Running RHB on Massoth I'm the boss in our house. SWMBO gave me permission to say so!
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trammayo Total Posts : 2112 Reward points : 3109 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Co. Mayo Status: offline	Re:Big Bridge 10/03/10 06:50 PM (permalink) 0 Well, I can certainly see that you've busy today. Looks very good - 10 out of 10 for the recycling alone - never mind the finished product. You'd never guess where the compoments came from if we hadn't been told. Good one. Mick - always learning something new (then forgetting it).
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Re:Big Bridge 10/03/10 06:56 PM (permalink)

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Looks brilliant very neat

Steve

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Woderwick Total Posts : 2322 Reward points : 3036 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Ia Drang Valley Status: offline	Re:Big Bridge 10/03/10 07:02 PM (permalink) 0 Ingenious f sure.
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Rhinochugger Total Posts : 2273 Reward points : 2734 Joined: 27/Oct/2009 Location: West Sussex Status: offline	Re:Big Bridge 10/03/10 08:29 PM (permalink) 0 I like it The Wild West Sussex Railroad lurches on
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Jerry Barnes Total Posts : 194 Reward points : 2012 Joined: 27/Oct/2009 Location: USA-central Nebraska Status: offline	Re:Big Bridge 11/03/10 02:36 AM (permalink) 0 Pretty creative! Jerry Barnes http://thescrr.com
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steven large Total Posts : 1869 Reward points : 2863 Joined: 15/Dec/2009 Location: nottinghamshire....EAST MIDLAND Status: offline	Re:Big Bridge 14/03/10 10:06 PM (permalink) 0 what a exellent job mate...loves it......
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handyman Total Posts : 22 Reward points : 1771 Joined: 01/Dec/2009 Location: gt torrington DEVON Status: offline	Re:Big Bridge 16/03/10 09:06 PM (permalink) 0 Westcott Very neat! I don't seem to have a disused dish washer, but the garden edging has got me thinking, particularly for a curved viaduct or two. You'll be giving Nico ideas as well, to be sure. just pop down to your local recycle center and you will find plenty of disused dishwashers.
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craigrailinc Total Posts : 136 Reward points : 2867 Joined: 01/Nov/2009 Location: Bonny Scotland Status: offline	Re:Big Bridge 16/03/10 09:18 PM (permalink) 0 A bridge that keep slugs away I like it!
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spike Total Posts : 987 Reward points : 2697 Joined: 24/Oct/2009 Location: Upper Drakes Bottom Status: offline	Re:Big Bridge 17/03/10 05:59 AM (permalink) 0 If nothing else works a total pig-headed unwillingness to look facts in the face will see us through. General Sir Anthony Cecil Hogmanay Melchett Mike in Steyning West Sussex Lightning tracking at steyningweather.info
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