06-02-2023, 08:34 PM
Thanks I've started to build the base for it:
I started with making a rough scale drawing of the trestle and the bents.
Then I went to work and cut some 1/2" birch plywood to make the surrounding frame and the bent supports.
The bottom and the sides were screwed together with some 1X1 squaring up the sides. I needed to do some very slight trimming of the rails on the bridge but it's now a slight 'friction fit in the stand.
and then I added the plywood risers that will support the bents. These will also be the scenery formers when I scenic the diorama. I'll probably do something similar to the original scene, but replace the river with a road .
I started with making a rough scale drawing of the trestle and the bents.
Then I went to work and cut some 1/2" birch plywood to make the surrounding frame and the bent supports.
The bottom and the sides were screwed together with some 1X1 squaring up the sides. I needed to do some very slight trimming of the rails on the bridge but it's now a slight 'friction fit in the stand.
and then I added the plywood risers that will support the bents. These will also be the scenery formers when I scenic the diorama. I'll probably do something similar to the original scene, but replace the river with a road .