Trestle building

[spike]

nico - 10/11/2009 12:39 PM

started to make some more today ,boy its a slow process looks like 2 days per trestle :sleep: :sleep:

Thats why I pinned and glued mine.
I used to make 4 in a tea break at work.

 

[peterbunce]

<p><font size="3">Hi Noco,</font></p><font size="3" /><font size="3"><p><font size="3">This may interest you with your trestles</font></p><p><a href="http://www.donet.com/~paulrace/trains/primer/bridges/trestle/trestle.htm"><font size="3">http://www.donet.com/~paulrace/trains/primer/bridges/trestle/trestle.htm</font></a></p><p><font size="3">Enjoy!</font></p></font>

 

[Bram]

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nico - 10/11/2009 12:39 PM started to make some more today ,boy its a slow process looks like 2 days per trestle :sleep: :sleep:

</p><p>Ah, now you know you have the patience of a saint Nico </p>

 

[nico]

hi all,finished the largest trestle i will need its 50cm high.the smaller one is half painted with wood preservative ,what do you think of the color without a stain or paint?decided to cut up some of the lenghts of wood i will need to try and speed up things . :wits: :thinking:

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[spike]

Glutton for punishment :thinking:

 

[nico]

Picture of the Trestles painted and ready to be Installed

 

[Steve]

What a loverly set of Trestles

 

[nico]

Got the trestles in place today ,at last next job to put on the horizontals and add stones where they touch the soil then its more trestle making for the near side of the stream

 

[Richie]

Looking good Nico

 

[korm kormsen]

go on, it's looking fine.
are you going to put trestles under the whole line on the other shore?
do the upper sections of the trestles all have the same dimensions?

 

[Martino]

Looks terrific.

 

[nico]

go on, it's looking fine.
are you going to put trestles under the whole line on the other shore?
do the upper sections of the trestles all have the same dimensions?

not the straight section on the farside i am working on at the moment just where the bridges meet the shore.all the upper sections have the same demensions

 

[Bram]

Aint It great when a plan comes together

 

[spike]

Nice

 

[Steve]

Brilliant work Nico finishes the bridge off really well

 

[beavercreek]

I agree Steve.
This thread has been just the ticket for me as I will be totally redeveloping the Arrowhead area of my layout and want to get a real trestle (I have a couple of only about 6 - 8 inches high) in somehow. The work that Nico has done together with the photos that Richie posted and the great info great links that others have put up have persuaded me to go ahead. Many thanks Nico...a great job!

 

[MR SPOCK]

Found these close up of my trestle Shows the nuts & bolts

[align=center]Is that natural green on there,/ looks brilliant I can hear it creek from here !!

what is that wood Cedar?
excellent Richie
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[Richie]

Found these close up of my trestle Shows the nuts & bolts

[align=center]Is that natural green on there,/ looks brilliant I can hear it creek from here !!

what is that wood Cedar?
excellent Richie
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Hi Mr Spock

My trestle was built several years back now was made from strips of 10mm & 5mm hard wood from my local hardware store some bits were soft like balsa wood gets a coat of creosote most years the green is natural weathering , to date i haven't had to replace any wood yet .

Few more close up's

 

[nico]

Found these close up of my trestle Shows the nuts & bolts

[align=center]Is that natural green on there,/ looks brilliant I can hear it creek from here !!

what is that wood Cedar?
excellent Richie
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Hi Mr Spock

My trestle was built several years back now was made from strips of 10mm & 5mm hard wood from my local hardware store some bits were soft like balsa wood gets a coat of creosote most years the green is natural weathering , to date i haven't had to replace any wood yet .

Few more close up's

Hay Richie does your heart still miss a beat when the loco takes the bend

 

[andysleigh]

hows this for a tressle