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[davefoxx]

I'm guessing it's because you're not lazy, like I am.

Oh, no.  I'm plenty lazy.  Have you seen my significantly unfinished layout?   

[seusscaboose]

speaking of lazy
i am in a severe drought
no motivation

i literally walked into MBK today, walked around for 45 minutes, and walked out.  Partially b/c of bad cust. svc. and partially b/c i wasn't inspired.

i have had thoughts of ripping out Sunnyside and leaving everything else.  probably won't.  but the fact i am thinking about it concerns me. (sorry for thread hijack, feel free to take it to my thread)

EP

[davefoxx]

speaking of lazy
i am in a severe drought
no motivation

i literally walked into MBK today, walked around for 45 minutes, and walked out.  Partially b/c of bad cust. svc. and partially b/c i wasn't inspired.

i have had thoughts of ripping out Sunnyside and leaving everything else.  probably won't.  but the fact i am thinking about it concerns me. (sorry for thread hijack, feel free to take it to my thread)

EP

No wonder you have no motivation.  You have got to be burned out from the house remodel and significant progress that you have made on your layout in recent months.  I wish I had the time to sit down with you, take a tour of the revised layout, and give you some of my thoughts.

DFF

[wm3798]

I put in another hour this evening and built two more sections of railing.  I'm pleased with the look of the bridge so far.  Only four more sections of railing to go.
 




Oh, and no flesh wounds from the Chopper tonight.  "I'm getting better." 

DFF

I dunno... the spacing looks off.  If those "railings" are reinforced concrete, the spans shouldn't be more than 6 or 8 feet.  The proto photo looks right, yours look to be considerably longer at about 16'  based on the car model (a Fairmont would be about 17' bumper to bumper). 

Spacing might work for HO scale, but I don't think you're ready to convert the entire rest of the layout...

Lee

[davefoxx]

Lee,

Each railing span between the posts has got to be at least 8' on some of the prototypes that I researched.  Mine are exactly 10'6", which I used to make the sections fit the bridge evenly (four sections per side).  I admit that I didn't measure a prototype bridge, so my structure is not to scale.  So, they might be a little long (maybe), but I can live with it.

I doubt that I'll ever go back and rebuild any of the other bridges on this layout.  There's just too much other stuff to do on the layout.  But, if I did, it's likely that the railing lengths would differ to make them fit those bridges.

DFF

[GimpLizard]

Oh, no.  I'm plenty lazy.  Have you seen my significantly unfinished layout?   

Pa-leeze!! You guys are pikers... when it comes to lazy. Have you seen my significantly unstarted layout?

THAT'S how you do lazy. 

[davefoxx]

Pa-leeze!! You guys are pikers... when it comes to lazy. Have you seen my significantly unstarted layout?

THAT'S how you do lazy. 

BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!  Too funny.

DFF

[davefoxx]

Whew!  I'm glad that's finished; that was a lot of little pieces of styrene to build the eight sections of bridge railing.  The railings became surprisingly sturdy once the liquid cement set up, though.  Paint's next!



DFF

[Rich_S]

Whew!  I'm glad that's finished; that was a lot of little pieces of styrene to build the eight sections of bridge railing.  The railings became surprisingly sturdy once the liquid cement set up, though.  Paint's next!



DFF

Dave, All I can say is "WOW" very nicely done indeed 

[davefoxx]

Thanks, Rich!

[Santa Fe Guy]

Nice job Dave. Should look even better once painted.
Rod.

[davefoxx]

Thanks, Rod.  Yeah, any flaws should stand out less when it's not a bright white railing against a black road surface.  I need to buy some of that textured paint as suggested by Chris333.

DFF

[basementcalling]

Whew!  I'm glad that's finished; that was a lot of little pieces of styrene to build the eight sections of bridge railing.  The railings became surprisingly sturdy once the liquid cement set up, though.  Paint's next!



DFF

Move the train before painting the bridge.

Dave you ought to build one more and write it up for a magazine. I loved those single, and the double rail, bridges as a kid riding in the car with Grandma and Granddaddy on summer vacations. I could see the water below, unlike with damn Jersey barrier style railings. Thanks for the trip back down memory lane.

[davefoxx]

Peter,

I'm not sure about writing an article, but I admit it would be cool to see my work in print.  I'll consider it.

Thanks,
DFF

[davefoxx]

You might be able to tell by the recent work in Raeford that I finally figured out how to move forward on constructing the area, leading to a flurry of activity.  The real problem was rectified by a realignment of the track through town, which led to finally figuring out a way to provide road access to the industries.  The recent road bridge brainstorm took care of the road access issue, and I corrected the first problem with the said track realignment, which fixed a feng shui issue and provided a little more efficient use of the very limited real estate in Raeford.

This morning, I started whittling on the 0.060" black styrene to begin forming the parking lot and road that connect to the bridge.  Here's a couple of views to show you where this project is heading:




I also wanted to give a close up of one feature that I've added with lightweight spackling to begin forming the erosion line at the top of the sand cut:


I also removed the steel enginehouse-type structure, realigned the siding, and plan to install something with a smaller footprint.  I found a fertilizer dealer kit online that I might order this weekend that would provide a rural industry that's apropos for a small southern town.  This allowed me to cut the hill back to a better looking slope without that weird spot that would have required a retaining wall.  Much better:


DFF