Superior & Seattle Railroad Build

[S&S RR]

Now this is an exercise in patience - that's a long stinkin' trestle!!

My hat is off to you - GREAT PROJECT and TOP QUALITY MODELING!!

Thanks David - yes it is a long stinking trestle - seems to be getting longer on me too.

[S&S RR]

It is amazing! The number of NBWs must cost more than the stripwood, let alone the time to drill all the holes. You are a patient person.  Good job!


Marty

Marty


Thanks for the kind words.  The bolt castings are the high cost item on this project.  I cut the strip wood myself on my table saw - so it got the cost down to my budget.  I have gone through 3 - 5x1.25x24 planks of basswood so far on this project.  I don't want to think about what the packaged strip wood would cost for this project.

[ACL1504]

John,

I enjoyed our time at the EXPO; however, that was last week. This little trestle isn't finished yet? Not to worry, I came from the EXPO inspired as well. Problem is I'm just now getting over the long drive.

Tom

[S&S RR]

John,

I enjoyed our time at the EXPO; however, that was last week. This little trestle isn't finished yet? Not to worry, I came from the EXPO inspired as well. Problem is I'm just now getting over the long drive.

Tom

Tom


I'm not interested in a long car ride right now either - The EXPO was great but that is a long trip.  Especially with only three weeks between it and the AZ trip.  Thanks again for arranging the trip to Howard Zane's - what a great layout - I have about 500 pictures to post.

[GPdemayo]

Hi John.....the trestle is looking great.....just a thought, but if you brought in some dynamite and blasted the rock on the right side, you could get more room for a really "loooooooooong" trestle.....

[S&S RR]

Hi John.....the trestle is looking great.....just a thought, but if you brought in some dynamite and blasted the rock on the right side, you could get more room for a really "loooooooooong" trestle.....

Greg


Great idea! The problem is there is another trestle to build just a little ways down the line from that land form (much shorter this time). The trestle is actually going much faster now that I have a system down for building the bents and installing the cross bracing.  Thanks for stopping by the thread and the kind words.

[deemery]

I love the down-the-track view of the trestle (and I'm always glad to see photos of people's layouts in place, to see how they treat fascia, hide the stuff under the layout, etc.)


dave

[bparrish]

John...........

I hereby volunteer to come and judge your scenic work for an AP certificate.  I can tell you already that I would bust the prototype for conformability.

Very cool, sir
see ya
Bob

[Erieman]

John,
The trestle is looking simply marvelous. How about a wide screen shot of the area? That is going to be a wonderful trestle when completed. How many hours in the build so far? Shucks, don't tell me, because it's work the time well spent building such a wonderful bridge. Keep up the great work. Everything is looking wonderful.

Frank / Erieman

[ReadingBob]

Gee John, when we were hanging out at Howard Zane's place and the EXPO last week I could have sworn you were (almost) sane.  Your roundhouse and trestle project prove otherwise.     Magnificent work!

[vikas chander]

hey John

that trestle looks really great !!

Looks like i will have to plan a trip to visit your layout once it's completed ....

love the rock work ....

keep rocking !!

cheers

vikas

[S&S RR]

I love the down-the-track view of the trestle (and I'm always glad to see photos of people's layouts in place, to see how they treat fascia, hide the stuff under the layout, etc.)


dave

Dave


Thanks - I want this to be a "build thread" for just that reason.  When I got started in this hobby the only way to get pictures of the in process or builds was to visit layouts.  I want this thread to show the how I did it and prompt questions - the finish pictures will come later.  Thanks for stopping by the thread.

[S&S RR]

John...........

I hereby volunteer to come and judge your scenic work for an AP certificate.  I can tell you already that I would bust the prototype for conformability.

Very cool, sir
see ya
Bob

Bob


Thanks for the kind words.  I have many pictures of the prototype scattered on the benchwork when I'm working on the scenery. I hope you will make a visit here to see what I'm up too. 

[S&S RR]

John,
The trestle is looking simply marvelous. How about a wide screen shot of the area? That is going to be a wonderful trestle when completed. How many hours in the build so far? Shucks, don't tell me, because it's work the time well spent building such a wonderful bridge. Keep up the great work. Everything is looking wonderful.

Frank / Erieman

Frank


Thanks for the kind words.
I'll take another wide screen shot the next time I clear of the benchwork  .  I keep track of the hours on each project ( I think it's an old habit from my Car Program Management Days) so I'll let you know when it's complete. By the way - this trestle is inspired by the railing on your hotel - speaking of crazy projects and lots of hours. Thanks for stopping by the thread and get back to work on those trees.

[S&S RR]

Gee John, when we were hanging out at Howard Zane's place and the EXPO last week I could have sworn you were (almost) sane.  Your roundhouse and trestle project prove otherwise.     Magnificent work!

Bob


Thanks for stopping by and the kind words.  As to being crazy - I'm a model railroader - and I like to hang around with model railroaders - I rest my case.


I had a great time hanging out with you guys at Howard Zane's and the Expo.  Speaking of Howard Zane and crazy - I think we should all show up with shovels and dig the hole for the next addition to his basement. What a great layout!  I took 536 pictures at his place that I will post over the next few months.