class"66" Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Thought ide start thread on here with "scratch built" bridges ect... This is my single lane road bridge on "banks road" crossing over the freight yard... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Few more pictures of the main bridge over the freight yard.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 17, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 17, 2015 That's a great bridge Neil. What I like about it is that it's an obvious later addition that cuts straight across the old existing infrastructure, just as so many real flyovers do. The railway must have had fun whilst they built it though Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Great bridge, great layout Neil. More pics please ! Allan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Thanks Allan and Al for your kindness.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Heres two of mine on ais gill summit layout Scratch built from a plywood shell then plasticard Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 18, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 18, 2015 Very nice Ben, Stonework and Brickwork, equally as good. The brick one looks a bit lost with nothing connecting to it, but I'm sure you have that in hand. Nice work, I like the white patch for the sighting of the signal. Al Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Cheers al Yeah it does look a bit lost,but the basboard is only 18 inches wide at that point. If id have took up more space when i built it in the loft the missus would have moaned! Wasnt worth the hassle! Ha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 18, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 18, 2015 Here's two very different ones from me, the Stone built road bridge, and a cast iron footbridge. Both scratchbuilt in Styrene and painted with Humbrol Acrylics. And the two together in situ: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Very nice,that footbridge has some cracking detail. Top work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grampus Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Morning all, One from me. A road over rail bridge inspired by, and based on, the Ashfield Road bridge at the western end of Salisbury. This is the original: The model is not supposed to be a direct copy ( - the original is rail over road!) but it is designed to capture the details and styling, such as there is. There is a long way to go yet - I always seem to stall these days when it comes to applying paint - but the road surface has received a couple of initial coats to get things moving. I plan to incorporate spear-tip iron fencing at the right-hand end to include some variation. the model is predominantly heavy art card overlaid with slaters plasticard; the girders are Wills, as are some of the smaller detailing items. The concrete reinforcement on the right hand end is offcuts of wood moulding, overlaid with sandpaper. Just need to think about a suitable bus now!..... Happy modelling, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bri.s Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Still unfinished cudworth bridges ,but hopefully I'll get to it soon And one showing the stone work underneath with the decks off Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Lovely work & an interesting thread! Brian,what did you use for the paths & road? Is it emery/sand paper? Looks very good Cheers Ben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bri.s Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Hi ben ,thankyou ,it's fun foam sheets I saw an article in BRM that andy York did With them his road was to 4mm but mines n gauge and it looks good at that scale aswell ,I've a bit to do on the road ,drains,markings but I do like the finished ,I sprayed the sheet with a grey and a brown and a few other colours I used A 4 sheets and you can see where I joined them (hopefully once I've done you'll not lol) but I found places like The Range have A3 sheets next time I'll be using those lol Brian P.s the pavements Are made from the same stuff Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Cheers brian They look very effective Ben Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 That's a great bridge Neil. What I like about it is that it's an obvious later addition that cuts straight across the old existing infrastructure, just as so many real flyovers do. The railway must have had fun whilst they built it though Just like the giant flyover they built through thornaby/tees yard in the 1970s! Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted September 20, 2015 Author Share Posted September 20, 2015 Some very nice work here chaps!!! cheers neil.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trains12 Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Hi All Here are a few shois of my bridge of Muir. From end to end it is 10ft long and took about 400 hours to make. Hope yo like it. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben pez Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 Thats mighty impressive!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRUNFOS Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 This is my first ever effort for the in limbo Wiganish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted September 20, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 20, 2015 Just found this thread and there are some very impressive bits of modelling. My new layout, Lancaster Green Ayre has 2 bridges as scenic breaks and another two included in the layout. None of them are finished yet but I thought folk might like to see them as they are at present. All are real structures and have been built from original plans plus other source material. Some are in their correct location and others have been brought nearer to the station to act as a scenic break. The east end of the layout has a lattice girder footbridge that's moved 400 yards west but makes a nice break before the backscene. The Castle Branch is carried on a viaduct, which I have had to curve to fit into the layout. Part of it is removable to avoid three awkward baseboard joints. This one is the one that carries the West Coast Main Line in real life but has moved about 500 yards east to make a break. It will have a footbridge attached to it's face in due course. The main bridge is in the middle of the layout and is Greyhound Bridge that now carries the northbound A6 . Hopefully I'll get the side girders complete, painted and installed before November as well as finishing the overhead gantries with their distinctive shape. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady_Ava_Hay Posted September 20, 2015 Share Posted September 20, 2015 This was the bridge I scratchbuilt for Readstoke. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 That's awesome "bridge" Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted September 21, 2015 Author Share Posted September 21, 2015 This is were my "branchline" splits off underneath the road bridge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 This is the single road "Farm track bridge".. over slaters junction on Banks road. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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