[banghead] Need a little help in this project.
I’m going to build my frist wooden trestle in HO 18’ deep x 54’ long. Dose anyone know what issue of MR that had plans on how to build a wooden trestle? OR dose anyone know of wooden trestle plans on the web?
Thanks for any help
Do a search on MR’s magazine index for trestle, you’ll surely find plenty of articles in all the modle magazines.
Also, check your LHS for the Kalmach/MR book on Bridges and Trestles, which includes some photos and (if memory serves me right - I’m at work now) drawings of some trestles.
Hope that helps!
Jim in Cape Girardeau
This book published by kalmbach is a great book with all sorts of plans for building bridges.
You can order it directly from kalmbach at www.kalmbach.com look under model railroading and structures…chuck
The Kalmbach bridge and trestle book has pics, plans and jig designs. It is what I used for my trestle. I built one of the bent jigs and photocopied all the plans I needed. I built the trestle upside down to keep the road bed flat.
Thank you all for the help, on my project! [bow]
Joe
These fellows can help if needed.
http://www.blackbearcc.com/index.htm
Good luck and have fun!
GS
I’ve been trying to find a site on the internet and from model train sites and every other means for plans for building trestles, lots of hints, products, companies, but no plans, the only plans I have seen are in a couple of books, none on the 'net, WHY???
I used this site for a guide when I built my own trestle, one with a 34" radius:
http://members.cox.net/sn3nut/trestles%20part%201.htm
Scroll partway down the page and find a schematic for laying a curved deck.
Yes the Kalmbach Book gets my 2 [tup]
TOM You Rock!!!
Fergie
If you are interested, there are some pictures of a wooden trestle that I built on my rr blog that I write for our local newspaper. The link is:
http://thecourier.typepad.com/alongtherightofway/2008/03/bridges-ii.html
Enjoy!
dlm
