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I can't say enough about how great that bridge looks. Really a great job!
Mark
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Thanks Herc, I appreciate that.
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Absolutely wonderful! Its been a pleasure watching this fine model take shape.
Ralph
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Thank you Ralph. It was fun building it and taking the photos to share with Big Blue.
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Was messing around with Bing Maps and found this. Thought I would post it along with a bridge pic just to see how it matches up.
I will be adding one of the road bridges to the layout at a later date. You can see that I did compress the angled top sections of the slab - the distance between the rail bridge and road bridge will be less than the distance on the prototype. It has been discussed before, but BingMaps is a great modeling tool.
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AB-SO-TIVELY,
POS-I-LUTELY,
BEAU-TI-OUS!!!
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biL
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Holy S---!!!!
That is awesome!
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I am speechless (which doesn't happen often.....if ever
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SWEET!!!
Steve
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Thanks Steve, that is appreciated, especially coming from a guy who does such terrific work.
Andthanks for taking a peek at the bridge!
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Gary,
As always I am truly impressed...I would say more but the words escape me!!
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Gary:
How portable is that section? I think you could come up with a respectable showing in an NMRA contest, especially as you have a lot of documentation.
The water in the last few photos looks very realistic, but not inviting!
David
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It's funny David, starting off in the hobby, never even considered entering any competitions, but now that I have done a couple here at Big Blue, the fear factor has diminished. As for portability, the shelf is 2 feet wide, and it would be possible to cut out this section. But honestly, I really doubt i would ever do that! Too much other stuff to do! But I do appreciate your confidence.
In Houston, we do have a Fall layout tour. I didn't get on it this year as I still have much to be done, but for sure, I'll have visitors next year.
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