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Occupation bridge


Barry Ten

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A real bit of old-school railway modelling here - just an afternoon's work with some card, glue, sharp knives and Superquick stone paper:

 

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It's a freelance bridge, but inspired by a number of photos of arched occupation bridges in which the road rises to a hump in the middle. It's
meant to conceal an exit on a reworked portion of the Spring module - but more on that later. The bridge allows access across farmland which has
been traversed by the railway, so it need only be wide enough for a tractor or perhaps a herd of sheep.

 

Whatever the pros and cons of printed sheets are, you can construct a simple model in quite a short time compared to other methods. At the
very least, you don't have to paint it afterwards! Personally I enjoy using varied modelling media, and I'm not at all bothered about occasionally
juxtaposing one medium with another, provided it's done carefully. The ruined barn in the field which this bridge leads to, for instance, is a
Hornby resin product, but once weathered and bedded into its surroundings, it doesn't look out of place.

 

The flash on my camera has picked out some areas which could benefit from a little touching-in with paint, but they're far less obvious in the
flesh.

 

Hope you've enjoyed this throwback to a simpler modelling era!

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