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Getting to grips with some fiddly balsa

Paul Robertson

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So this evening I have been working on the marine architecture and civil engineering with more detailing on the ferry, bridge, abutment and retaining wall. Plenty of balsa wood used to try and replicate the mooring details on the ferry which seemed to have quite complicated bollards on the nord pas de calais prototype. I assume this has something to do with the moorings linked to the computer controlled Linkspan. Anyway done my best to represent it and will make good with a bit of filler! The upper Linkspan bridge now has parapets which will become concrete in the fullness of time. I've also tided up the ramp putting kerbs and footpaths in to neaten the edges. Along with using very thin balsa wood (0.7mm) bent to create the curved retaining wall. 

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Mooring detail on deck of ferry

 

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The ramp to the lower Linkspan now tidied up a bit

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The upper Linkspan bridge with parapet walls now included. 

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WillCav

Paul,

 

Looking forward to seeing this layout being built - an interesting idea.

 

One observation - are the retaining walls and the low wall by the ferry a bit close to the tracks?  You might want to check the clearances by running some stock through before everything is fixed in place.  Especially, check the curved line on the crossover as the ends of a long vehicle swing out wide and may hit the low wall.  It could be that it's an optical illusion and all is well but I wouldn't want you to have problems later and have to re-build.

 

regards

 

Will

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Paul Robertson
7 minutes ago, WillCav said:

Paul,

 

Looking forward to seeing this layout being built - an interesting idea.

 

One observation - are the retaining walls and the low wall by the ferry a bit close to the tracks?  You might want to check the clearances by running some stock through before everything is fixed in place.  Especially, check the curved line on the crossover as the ends of a long vehicle swing out wide and may hit the low wall.  It could be that it's an optical illusion and all is well but I wouldn't want you to have problems later and have to re-build.

 

regards

 

Will

Thanks for the advice Will. I've been running one of my ferry wagons up and down as I've been going so fairly confident all is well. Thankfully did this before I stuck down the wall to my customs house which has a very tight radius curve on it and the entrance needs some adjustment to get wagons in. Hopefully will be rectified shortly. 

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