Cisco Bridges: a new layout concept

[Scottl]

I hope the rest of the layout does not suck 

The locos are kit bashes.  The SD70M-2 is a Kato unit with the Trainworx detail kit, and the trailing SD60F is a Kaslo shell on an Atlas chassis. 

[Chris333]

That bridge is a beast, nice work!

[MichaelWinicki]

Gotta say, there have been some very nice bridge images posted on this forum, but I think this one is A#1.

[Kevin C]

The bridge is a masterpiece. It will be great to see the scenery develop around it to complete the scene.

[Scottl]

Thanks everyone.

Some of these were posted on the Weekend update, but there are also a few more from different perspectives. I was given a photographers spotlight so I now have more light for photos (even though it is only a 9W LED bulb...).  I really need to get the SLR going for this, but cell phone pics for now.

It is a bit strange, the way I have my bridge set up is not the normal view of the bridge.   On the layout, it will be from the other side, as it is on the prototype.



The bridge track is not bent yet, I need to solder on an extra piece of flex and then secure and ballast it to the curved approach section.  This configuration is a major deviation from the prototype which is mostly straight through the approach, but I don't have the space in my room.





I need to paint and secure the foundation pylons for the main arch as well as resurface the slope.



Thanks for following.

[arbomambo]

Thanks everyone.

Some of these were posted on the Weekend update, but there are also a few more from different perspectives. I was given a photographers spotlight so I now have more light for photos (even though it is only a 9W LED bulb...).  I really need to get the SLR going for this, but cell phone pics for now.

It is a bit strange, the way I have my bridge set up is not the normal view of the bridge.   On the layout, it will be from the other side, as it is on the prototype.



The bridge track is not bent yet, I need to solder on an extra piece of flex and then secure and ballast it to the curved approach section.  This configuration is a major deviation from the prototype which is mostly straight through the approach, but I don't have the space in my room.





I need to paint and secure the foundation pylons for the main arch as well as resurface the slope.



Thanks for following.

ALWAYS amazed and impressed at the quality and attention to prototype detail that IS your work!!
~Bruce

[LIRR]

what color is that? it works well.........

[Scottl]

Thanks!

The orange was Pollyscale SP Daylight Orange, the black is a 50:50 mix of flat black and SP Lettering Gray (my primer).  I like how the orange does not completely cover the black undercoat.  It tones it down a lot and is the first step in weathering.  My next step is to add rust and oxide brown washes and dustings and some transparent white to lighten the black.

[Dave Schneider]

Scott,

What is the deal with the prototype paint job? Ran out of paint? Workers on strike? Started to rain and hasn't stopped yet?

This is a stunning bit of work....you Canadians are really bringing it on the bridge front!

Best wishes, Dave

[Scottl]

Thanks Dave, I just wish I could be as productive as  Mark Dance!

I am actually not sure what the full story on the paint is.  There have been several major derailments, including one in the 1970s that resulted in the construction of a cutoff to the CP mainline on the east bank of the river, and another that resulted in the replacement of the approach section with new deck beams and a ballasted deck.  In 2011, the ties on the main arch burnt and were replaced...  The bridge is all black in the mid-1970s, so they started to paint it after that and I suspect  they ran out of funds.  There is actually a patched in beam on the orange section that is in oxide red, near the west bank.  I have not shown that side yet, but I plan to model it! 

What is also cool about this location is that the original CP bridge was replaced, and it was moved and installed on Vancouver Island.  Hopefully we'll see that appear in n scale soon too (I have not forgotten you Craig!).

[Baronjutter]

Which bridge moved to the island?  The one by Goldstream?  I know that bridge came from the mainland, and it had previously come from England. Quite the life.

[Scottl]

According to Wikipedia:

The original span[5] was pre-fabricated in England and shipped to Canada in 1883.[6] When the current bridge was built at Cisco in 1910, the original span was moved to the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway on Vancouver Island to cross the Niagara Creek Canyon (48.4825°N 123.5574°W), where it is still in use (now by the Southern Railway of Vancouver Island).

It is a really cool bridge.

[Baronjutter]

Nice story!  I've been on that bridge many times!

[Smike]

This angle does it for me. Simply stunning.

[Baronjutter]

Not the clearest photo but here's one I took of the bridge a couple years ago.