I’m back working on my winter building projects. Here are some pictures of the bridge as it’s being built.
First up was building the bents -
Next was a fitup to see how the parts were going to match
Once all the bents and the lattices were built it’s assembly time on an interesting jig
Next was to build the railroad deck/stringer assembly
There are a lot of brass brads in this bridge which means a lot of holes to drill and fingers to pound
Next is the paint job for the timber parts of the bridge. This took all day with my little air brush
Finally its time to put the roof on and man are there a lot shingles. I’m only half way there in these pictures.
This is a bashed Garden Texture design. I purchased the plans for the 35" covered bridge and made it into a 60" bridge to fit my application. The closest thing I’ve found to a real bridge of this design is the Fisher Railroad Bridge in Wolcott, VT. Garden Texture says that these bridges were covered to protect the exp
Thanks for all your kind words. I’m retired now so have lots of time to do the tedious work with a little engineering thrown in. I’ve got a school and several scratch turn-outs to do this winter. And then there is the ball diamond bleachers and lights for everything so I should be busy for awhile…
As the mortician would say “it’s better to be seen than viewed”.
Rex, that is a beautiful piece of work, and it will really look great in place. Dont forget to show it in its final resting place. I am curious what kind of paint you used.
