I am looking for a longer curved bridge 22-24 inch radius. Are any kits available? I would appreciate any leads. I would prefer steel rather than stone.
I was looking at the Atlas Pony Truss bridge as a possible donor for a kit bash if nothing is available ready to build.
Thanks
I had the same question few months back. There really isn’t anything other than banding together a couple of short double wide straight truss bridge sections.
I’ve seen RR museum in PA take a microengineering city truss kit and span it around a curve this way.
I did a search myself awhile back. I found a few kits from Walthers catalog. Search Curved Bridges on their website, you may locate it that way.
Hal;
I fornd this one a few weeks back, It says “May be built straight or curved”, but it is a trestle. Take a look to see if it may fit your needs.
http://www.blairline.com/bridges/
Also, you may want to get in touch with uk guy (maybe email him) he has what looks to be a scratch built curved trestle bridge. I looked at his railimage site and he has done a Great job on his layout!!! [tup]
If you go to page 4 he has some construction photo’s of it too. Here it is.
http://www.railimages.com/gallery/karlallison
Here is a thread from this forum that he replied, I think I first say his work in a thread about makeing waves in water, but found this one first.
Good Luck, let us know what you find, I have a grade that I need to figure out what to use because I have absolutely no clearance, it looks like it will have to be some sort of retaining wall type thing.
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=61141
John
Most truss bridges are made up of several straight sections with one side of each section cut a little shorter to make the curve. The rails form the curve on these straight sections. That’s the way it’s done prototypicaly (so I’m told). Made one for our club layout and it worked out very well. Seems to me there were instructions in the bridge kit that showed how to do this.
Ron K.
Micro Engineering’s Steel viaduct can easily be built/ kitbashed to any curve (within reason). The directions supplied show how to build the curve, template layout and constuction techniques to achieve your goal. ME kits are superior in design, and quality of the styrene. They do take some patience to get a nice outcome. The directions have to be the most concise of any kit I have ever built.
Bob K.
Thanks for your input. Ron K’s response may be the most obvious solution, but will explore all. Best wishes-
Thanks for the mention, and kind words johnny.5 (Short Circuit Reference??)
heres a thread with some step by step instructions for the trestle.
http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?page=-1&TOPIC_ID=40468&REPLY_ID=420330#420330
And heres a view of part of the prototype for the next curved trestle I have in mind, … I must be crazy…
Have fun & be safe,
Karl.
I face the same issue, and after a lot of research have come to the conclusion that I’m going to be scratchbuilding a couple bridges… Have yet to find a viable solution RTR, and not happy with how kitbashed ones I’ve seen have worked out – so far, they’ve all looked like what they are: straight bridges fudged around to make a curve…
check this out.36" Long
Walthers Part # 345-2016, p. 582 Walthers 2006 HO Scale Reference
HO scale, $61.98, not currently in stock at Walthers, Expected: 03-Apr-2006
I put two of these together and have a straight and curved bridge. You can see part of it on my ebay completed auction #6042368490. I am not soliciting this auction, just showing the pic.
tom
These items can be seen and ordered from Walthers http://www.Walthers.com
HO Scale Curved Trestle Bridge #2016 up to 18" high x 36" long
By JV Models PO Box 700 Antesia CA 90702 Made in the USA
Walthers #345-2016 Price was $61.98
HO Scale Straight Timber Trestle Bridge #2014 up to 16" High X 18" Long
By JV Models PO Box 700 Antesia CA 90702 Made in the USA
Walthers #345-2014 Price was $49.98