09-10-2011, 10:30 AM
As I said before the thought of some locomotive crashing into the river below is something that I want to avoid. To add a little bit of extra insurance I added some extra bracing to the bottom of the bridge. The joints where the frame meets the sides of the bridge are the weakest link in the build. In order to add some strength here I cleaned off the primmer to allow for a solid bond and glued a strip of plastic across the seam using a strong solvent cement. Each seam got the same treatment.
This pic shows a before and after of this step, this should add plenty of strength to the lift section.
My next step was to add the center guard rails found on all bridges. In the real world ,as in our miniature one, these rails help to keep a train under control in case of a derailment.
I used code 100 rail on all of my mains so the bridge got the same size rail. The guard rails on the other hand are code 83. I thought the slightly smaller size looked a little nicer.
My next step was to add the center guard rails found on all bridges. In the real world ,as in our miniature one, these rails help to keep a train under control in case of a derailment.
My other car is a locomotive, ARHS restoration crew