Trains and Dioramas

Scratchbuilding a Bascule Lift Bridge: The Tower and the Leaf

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 by Kaustav

Kaustav

Part 1: http://www.trainsanddioramas.com/ultimate-scrap-building-bascule-bridge-introduction/ Part 2: http://www.trainsanddioramas.com/scratch-building-a-lift-bridge-in-n-scale-design/ Part 3: http://www.trainsanddioramas.com/bascule-lift-bridge-the-concept-of-scrap-building/ Part 4: http://www.trainsanddioramas.com/scratch-building-a-bascule-lift-bridge-the-rocking-truss/ Just to recap, so far I've shown how I've completed the base structure of the leaf and the rocking structure. Photo 15 below shows all that's done so far, and the links above will tell you how I've…

Scratch-building a Bascule Lift Bridge: The Rocking Truss

May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 by Kaustav

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Part 1: http://www.trainsanddioramas.com/ultimate-scrap-building-bascule-bridge-introduction/ Part 2: http://www.trainsanddioramas.com/scratch-building-a-lift-bridge-in-n-scale-design/ Part 3: http://www.trainsanddioramas.com/bascule-lift-bridge-the-concept-of-scrap-building/ The Rocking Truss This is a little more complicated than the leaf as there is no straight, square angle in this structure, and it is highly important to use the reference drawing to cut each section. Photos 9 and 10 show…

Bascule Lift Bridge: The Concept of ‘Scrap-building’

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 by Kaustav

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Part 1: http://www.trainsanddioramas.com/ultimate-scrap-building-bascule-bridge-introduction/ Part 2: http://www.trainsanddioramas.com/scratch-building-a-lift-bridge-in-n-scale-design/ As the name suggests, simply build something out of scrap material. Over time I have used various sorts of throwaway stuff and junk to build my models. However, building a structure sitting idly beside the track is one thing, but building a railroad drawbridge,…

Isomretic View of an n Scale Lift Bridge

Scratch-building a Lift Bridge in N Scale: Design

May 23, 2020May 23, 2020 by Kaustav

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Find Part 1here: Introduction Developing a Reference Drawing The span of the bridge that I need to build is 250 mm (10”). It was essential for me to create a 1:1 drawing of the project first. An endeavor like this, without a reference drawing, is very difficult to successfully complete.…

Ultimate ‘Scrap-Building’: Bascule Bridge – Introduction

May 22, 2020May 22, 2020 by Kaustav

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Those of you who are stuck with me for a while obviously know about my N Scale Layout, Wrightsville Port. Set in the backdrop of the 1960’s East Coast of the United States, this fictional layout is about the rather less eventful life of a small, suburban port town. You…

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