A man bridge over a creek

[ACL1504]

Well  done Jeff.

Tom

[Pennman]

Nice work Jeff. Plans are always handy, and help making changes as you go.

Rich

[Jerry]

Beautiful work Jeff.

Jerry

[nycjeff]

Looks good, Jeff.  You may not have a prototype, but it looks like a realistic bridge to me.

George

Hello George, thanks for looking in and for the kind words

Howdy Jeff, you make the build look so easy.  Excellent work with the design and construction.  It looks like it will hold more than a few people!  Have fun, mike

Hello Mike, if you spend a little time on planning and design it helps make the construction process go a little easier. I learned that in a lifetime of real work and it applies to our hobby as well

Those railings will look fantastic, and really finish off the bridge!

dave

Hello Dave, railings on a bridge are like exterior stairs on a building, they provide a nice looking finishing touch and are always worth the effort.

So long ago I don't remember. Nice work on the rails!

Hello Philip, thank you for the interest and the feedback, it always helps that someone is taking the time to comment

Well  done Jeff.

Tom

Hello Tom, thank you as always

Nice work Jeff. Plans are always handy, and help making changes as you go.

Rich

Hello Rich, we all know that a good set of instructions make the difference when building a kit. I try to spend some time, when doing a scratch build, to help myself out with a good scale drawing.

Beautiful work Jeff.

Jerry

Hello Jerry, thank you for the nice comment

[nycjeff]

Continuing on...

One of the railings has been glued on. My bridge deck is 11 scale feet wide. I set the railing 2 scale feet in from the edge to give me room for a set of braces for each post.



I cut some of the 1/16 strip wood that I used for the posts to 3/8 inch long pieces and then used my chopper to cut a 45 degree end. Then I glued them in place using my tweezers to help. You can see the difference in this picture, one side has the braces and the other does not.



The braces were a little like rafter tails. Small pieces that are difficult to place correctly, but they look good when done so they are worth the effort.



With both railings and the braces glued in place I still have 7 scale feet in width on the bridge between the railings. I think that it looks alright.
Here I've used my trusty A&I solution to age and weather the wood.



That's it for now.

[Jerry]

Jeff what a wonderful job you did on those angle pieces.  Fact is the whole thing is looking terrific.

Jerry

[Rick]

Jeff, that looks excellent!

[GeorgeD]

Good looking bridge, Jeff.

George

[elwoodblues]

Gret work on the bridge Jeff.

[nycjeff]

Jeff what a wonderful job you did on those angle pieces.  Fact is the whole thing is looking terrific.

Jerry

Hello Jerry, sometimes the little details stand out more than anything else. I had a lot of fun with this little build and am very happy with how it turned out.

Jeff, that looks excellent!

Hello Rick, thank you very much

Good looking bridge, Jeff.

George

Hello George, I appreciate the encouragement

Gret work on the bridge Jeff.

Hello Ron, thanks for looking in and for the kind words.

[Pennman]

Nice work on the bridge, Jeff.
If it were me, I might have miss-placed a board or two and have a man stepping over the holes in the planks.

Rich

[GPdemayo]

Neat bridge and build Jeff, I'm looking forward to seeing it incorporated into the scene.....