6 Jan 07 - In order to span a 41" gap I used a 1 x 4 and then fashioned cleats on each side to secure to deck on each end. The whole thing...
Sun City Model RR Club
An eastbound heads across the OC bridge in Pittsburgh. Photo taken from the West End Overlook.
CONRAIL train LUEN (Lurgan to Enola) with CSX power on the Rockville Bridge, heading for Enola. (Scanned Print)
Each side is secured with barrel locks to ensure proper placement.
The lift gate is four feet across. The wire must be plugged in for power once the gate is set in place.
This is a lift gate built to span the garage door in the basement. It is temporary so I can take if apart when I move.
Before the bridge decking was added
new timber laid on the bridge
A westbound Roadrailer is seen from the Westinghouse Bridge. A Union Railroad hopper train is seen on the bridge near the top.
Mock-up of Interstate bridge piers made with floral foam. Very fragile. The pier in back was broken as I tried to re-position it one time.
Interstate bridge piers made with floral foam. Note fragility--dents are from brushing them while using a bright boy to clean the tracks.
Interstate bridge mock-up. Piers are made with floral foam, railings and green side girder from cardboard, pavement from gray foamboard, piers...
Tree size and texture give good forced perspective, but their hillside contour closer to the river needs some adjustment, yet. Painted mock-up of...
RI Bridge over War Memorial Drive before construction.
Showing mock-up of War Memorial Bridge, no background, unscenic-ed hillsides, no trees, no vehicles, no fascia.
RI Bridge and Peoria Journal Star building before scenery
027 Layout with plaster and asbestos mountains and plaster roads made for Tootsie Toy cars.
