Sir TophamHatt Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I have a more modern layout than old. What footbridge options are there? The Metcalfe one is nice but I don't think it would fit with the station. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted January 7, 2020 Administrators Share Posted January 7, 2020 Try the Hornby green plastic version. It's a horrible material to glue, but shoot it with a coat of primer and it looks as good as an etched kit. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 It also depends on the region. Plenty of older ones still about. Hagley for example still has a GWR type like the old Hornby kit (now Gaugemaster) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-17666659 One of my local stations had one virtually the same as the Hornby one until about twenty years ago, unfortunately replaced by an awful modern one which isn't really that good for wheelchair access. The Ratio SR concrete one would probably suit a more modern layout. https://peco-uk.com/products/concrete-footbridge-2 This one looks good as well. Also SR I think (possibly LSWR) https://peco-uk.com/products/modular-covered-footbridge-2?_pos=4&_sid=752a87504&_ss=r If you are thinking of very modern, long footbridges with ramps then I haven't got the foggiest where you could get one I'm afraid. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 The Metcalfe kit is very similar to ones found on the Birkenhead to Chester line. This is Spital. Photo El Pollock. Wiki. Jason 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy water Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 The old Hornby R071 concrete bridge can still be picked up. Some have solid sides and others open railings. A quick paint and it will look good! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted January 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2020 The triang Hornby 071 is a very good model of the ones the eastern region used when electrifying the the north east London lines and I think I've seen some on the LTS 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 NLT to forget the old Hornby Dublo concrete bridge. Spray it up and it looks ok. I used an old airfix kit and made it appear to have received laterlife modernisation by trespass-proof side walls and track catenary protectors complete with requisite cone and graffiti! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithMacdonald Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Modellers beware! No sooner have you lovingly made a model of a classic footbridge (like the one at Dawlish), very well weathered by decades of exposure to salt water ... Image © Network Rail https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/dawlish-station-to-get-a-new-plastic-footbridge ... than they chop it up and take it away! Quote Dawlish station to get a new plastic footbridge Network Rail’s route asset manager for buildings, Simon Gyde said: “The renewal of Dawlish Station footbridge is driven by the asset condition and safety. The existing footbridge was last reconstructed in 1937, using steel girders taken from Park Royal Station. “Despite numerous repair schemes being carried out, the bridge suffers from the harsh marine environment, and now has significant areas of corrosion to the main girders and roof structure with poor protective paintwork and rotten timber decking.” Image © Network Rail https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/dawlish-station-to-get-a-new-plastic-footbridge What astonished me most is that the new plastic footbridge is already a Grade 2 Listed Building! Quote Newton Abbot MP Anne Marie Morris has officially opened the UK’s first Grade II listed plastic footbridge at Dawlish Station. She cut a ribbon across the steps to the new footbridge off the main platform at the seaside station on the south coast of Devon. The footbridge was part of a £1m improvement project which saw the removal of the rusting steel footbridge on 7 October. The new plastic polymer composite footbridge was then installed in mid October 2012. The bridge was officially opened by the local MP on the shortest day of the year. Who designed it? Designed by consulting engineers Tony Gee and Partners and their sub-consultant Optima Projects, the new footbridge has been constructed using modern advanced materials technology and is the first Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composite bridge installed at a mainline station in the UK and notably the first grade II listed FRP bridge. Ref : http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2013/new-plastic-station-footbridge/ Some might say that someone at Tony Gee and Partners must have been looking at this website and has got a sharp eye on the Rivet Police... Quote Rivet counters confused Not only will the manufactured mouldings replicate the existing style of the original steel bridge - even down to plastic rivet heads - but it will be better able to withstand the harsh marine environment along the Dawlish seafront. The footbridge will be painted Admiral Gray in keeping with the rest of the station. Ref : http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2013/new-plastic-station-footbridge/ More on the design: Image © and ref: https://www.lusas.com/case/bridge/dawlish_station_footbridge.html Stand by for arguments about what paint should be used for Admiral Grey... https://www.sovereignhobbies.co.uk/pages/british-royal-navy-colour-schemes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Ive just got hold of old Airfix plastic kit footbridge, which ile be building to my own specor idea with pipe & cables running down one side ect... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Phil Parker Posted May 29, 2020 Administrators Share Posted May 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Lantavian said: I've just bought one. The plastic doesn't feel like styrene. It's slippery. What glue did you use, please? Superglue, but as I say, it's difficult to glue so experiments are necessary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted May 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 29, 2020 Some injection processes will use a silicon-based spray to act as a release agent. In the first instance, ensure that the agent is washed off in a good detergent. Then, try to use your preferred adhesive on a bit of sprue. The finer the injection imprint, the more liable that the machine operator will use a silicon spray release agent. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, tomparryharry said: Some injection processes will use a silicon-based spray to act as a release agent. In the first instance, ensure that the agent is washed off in a good detergent. Then, try to use your preferred adhesive on a bit of sprue. The finer the injection imprint, the more liable that the machine operator will use a silicon spray release agent. I do that with all the plastic kit sprues now. A technique that plastic kit modellers have apparently being using for years. It now even suggests it on Airfix kit instructions. Just a tiny bit of Fairy Liquid or similar in a bowl of lukewarm water and rinse off. Jason Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted May 29, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, Steamport Southport said: I do that with all the plastic kit sprues now. A technique that plastic kit modellers have apparently being using for years. It now even suggests it on Airfix kit instructions. Just a tiny bit of Fairy Liquid or similar in a bowl of lukewarm water and rinse off. Jason Ah, Jason, you might be ahead of the curve. Not everyone will wash off the parts before use. The Ratio signal box windows are-is a real bu66er to affix. I'd be tempted to use a soldering iron, but with extreme care. Lucas Girling use heat to seal off the brake cylinder assembly for motor vehicles. The surfaces are heated up on a hot plate, and then clamped together. The seal obtained is first class, but no chance whatsoever with any glue or adhesive. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 It possibly depends on the plastic being used for certain parts. Some of the Parkside kits have parts made from ABS plastic in them which you need to use something a bit more substantial than normal liquid poly. It suggests MEK, but I just use superglue and it works. Jason 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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