Big Bridge

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 Yet To Be Named Railway
Green = Go. Amber = Go Faster. Red = How the hell do you expect me to stop at this speed!!!

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 Yet To Be Named Railway
Green = Go. Amber = Go Faster. Red = How the hell do you expect me to stop at this speed!!!

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.

Moderation in all things - including moderation.

Looks very good Ade. Very ingenious. Better lock up our dishwasher.Oh sorry thats me

Landquart Grusch Bahn

I'm the boss in our house. SWMBO gave me permission to say so!

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.

Looks brilliant very neat

Steve

When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car. 

Ingenious f sure.

"The dogs bark, the caravan proceeds on its way" http://www.gtrains.co.uk/

I like it

The Wild West Sussex Railroad lurches on 

Pretty creative!

Jerry Barnes
http://thescrr.com

what a exellent job mate...loves it......

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.

A bridge that keep slugs away I  like it!

Mike in Steyning West Sussex

Remote Imaging in West Sussex