On the cover of february MRR mag. is a picture of a steel truss bridge. Could someone please tell me where I can buy the parts used to build this bridge.
thanx CCG
It looks like the Central Valley Through Truss bridge.
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They also sell many structural members to build up something similar.
There are a lot of ways to answer that question. If you haven’t already done so, fork out $15 for a Walthers “Sourcebook” (Catalog). This will give you a great idea for what is available and where you can get it. They have an entire section on Scratchbuilding Supplies.
Your local hobby shop can order items for you, or you can search for specific items on line. There are several places you can get basic structural shapes (styrene, abs, or wood) and etched metal or laser cut wood parts: Plastruct, Evergreen Scale Models, Northwest Short Line, Grandt Line products, Micromark… the list goes on. Or you can order through Walthers, although you won’t get the best prices that way (generally).
The particular bridge on the cover of the Feb 2012 edition, looks a lot like this kit, made by Central Valley and sold through Walthers and elsewhere.
Yep – looks like Byron (cuyama) and I are on the same page on that one.
Yeah, if you want to build that bridge, buy the kit:
If you just want the structural members, Central Valley also offers a kit for the lattice-work columns/beams. Other parts are required to build a bridge from them:
Wayne