A Bespoke Over Arch Bridge Build

[beavercreek]

Cheers Mike,the boy done marvelous
It does have to withstand the impact of this

landing on it from off the fence tho!

Yeah, but I bet it still wouldn't take a dive bomb from this...!

I have fixed that track since this was taken...see what his weight could do!

 

[Gizzy]

Cheers Mike,the boy done marvelous
It does have to withstand the impact of this

landing on it from off the fence tho!

Yeah, but I bet it still wouldn't take a dive bomb from this...!

I have fixed that track since this was taken...see what his weight could do!

Look at the size of those paws!

Wider than the 45mm track gauge....

 

[beavercreek]

Look at the size of those paws!

Wider than the 45mm track gauge....

I have tried running him on narrow gauge....without a lot of success

 

[Steve]

Ours just cant me bothered

 

[Gizzy]

Look at the size of those paws!

Wider than the 45mm track gauge....

I have tried running him on narrow gauge....without a lot of success

It's more like his loading gauge that's the problem here Mike....

 

[simon@mgr]

Whole new meaning to cat splat

 

[shropshire lad]

Andy has been busy and has made some serious progress

Final job of the day,the stress test

 

[spike]

Thats no stress test.......you need a fat bloke or two.

 

[shropshire lad]

It's strong enough for a 'toy train' (TM Phil Saint)

 

[Richie]

Fantastic Colin like the load test

 

[shropshire lad]

Andy has been going great guns tacking the bridge together prior to his hols. Only the arches to tack on then the whole bridge can be welded up.I better order the LED s for the arch lights!!

 

[Richie]

Really taking shape Colin

 

[CoggesRailway]

AWESOME!!!

 

[beavercreek]

Holy F... that is one hell of a bridge. can I book a place under it when armegeddon arrives!

 

[shropshire lad]

Thanks guys I wanted at least one solid bridge on my railway
No worries Mike,they'll be a few of us under it mate

 

[Madman]

Plastic? Plastic?! We don't need no stinking plastic!
http://youtu.be/VqomZQMZQCQ

That is one serious bridge. We can use some new bridges in Pennsylvania, according to reports. You might have an opportunity here.

 

[shropshire lad]

More progress with holes for LEDS cut and threaded as required

Radius adjusted a teensy bit before tacking together and testing for fit.

 

[Richie]

No pic of you with the drill then Colin
And I do hope that's not your Kitchen

 

[shropshire lad]

Andy has been braving the cold and now it's all tacked up and the draw wires fitted we are ready for an in situ test fit before final welding up

 

[Steve]

Blooming brilliant Colin , cant wait to see it in situ all lit up