SavaTheAggie Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 (edited) The first installment in my new Sava Railways Scenic Tours photo series, "The Texas Brick Railroad": "Rail In The Sky" Image is a link. --Tony Edited October 2, 2011 by SavaTheAggie Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 WOW Tony! This bridge looks fantastic! I like the open tunnel under the middle part of the construction; I can also see the realistic difference between the trapezoidal and the square section at that point! I like the black color used for the wood! Quote
Hrw-Amen Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Um, that looks huge! How big is it? Looks good. Quote
SavaTheAggie Posted October 3, 2011 Author Posted October 3, 2011 Thank you all. The bridge is an expanded version of the trestle bridge design that I've posted here before. It's actually several months old, it debuted in an unfinished state at Comicpalooza in Houston, and then mostly finished at Brick Fiesta in Austin. Here's what it looks like all together: The module is 1 x 6 32x32 baseplates, and has two sets of track. The forward track is the trestle bridge, the rear track is a stone bridge with a large truss span. I haven't posted finished pictures anywhere yet because I want to add more detail, such as plants and a campsite. For this photo, I removed the truss span, and the trestle hid the stone/concrete pillars of the other track. --Tony Quote
1980-Something-Space-Guy Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 Love it. So classic. Great way to make a bridge. Thanks for sharing! Quote
Man with a hat Posted October 5, 2011 Posted October 5, 2011 That is impressive! Very nice construction techniques. What is a railroad without a bridge... Well one with a bridge like yours is simply everything. By the way. Was black the intentional choice of colour? Or were part in other colours not available or didn't the other colours work? Quote
peterab Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 By the way. Was black the intentional choice of colour? Or were part in other colours not available or didn't the other colours work? In many parts of the world wooden bridges and sleepers were treated with creosote as a preservative, the result was a very dark black. I'd guess Tony was at least partly influenced by the prototype. Quote
SavaTheAggie Posted October 7, 2011 Author Posted October 7, 2011 Yup, all the bridges around here are black with creosote. Plus black in bulk is a lot cheaper. --Tony Quote
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