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perz		#1 Posted : 01 July 2007 01:12:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/01/2002(UTC) Posts: 2,578 Location: Sweden		Henrik (hxmiesa) has shown us how to build the ultimate stone arch bridges https://www.marklin-users.net/fo...ault.aspx?g=posts&t=5533. The alternative if you are too lazy to engrave the stone pattern yourself, is to use ready-made stone-plate imitations. I am usually too lazy to do any scratchbuilding at all, but sometimes there is no ready-made model that fits your need. I needed a bridge for the C-track R9 curve, so I had to build it myself. I used cardboard and the "Heki-Dur" foam stone-plates. The result is not really as good as what Henrik achieved, but good enough I would say. The Heki-Dur material is very easy to work with, and in my opinion it gives a much better result than the plastic or cardboard stone-plate imitations. Here is a picture of the bridge. Final painting and weathering still remains to be done.
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David Dewar		#2 Posted : 01 July 2007 01:22:07(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 7,343 Location: Scotland		WEll done Perz. Bridge looks good to me. R9 curves are great if you have the room for them. David
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Bigdaddynz		#3 Posted : 01 July 2007 02:27:38(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 18,665 Location: New Zealand		Fantastic job Per. The bridge looks very authentic to me.
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ulf999		#4 Posted : 01 July 2007 12:31:40(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/05/2005(UTC) Posts: 1,908 Location: Stockholm, Sweden		Lazy is good (as long as it gets the job done ). Great result!
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xxup		#5 Posted : 01 July 2007 13:05:43(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,473 Location: Australia		Count me in... This looks like something within my skill limitations.. Thanks Per...
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Rowan		#6 Posted : 01 July 2007 13:26:53(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 09/04/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,278 Location: Brisbane, Queensland		Very nice mate,looks cool!
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hxmiesa		#7 Posted : 01 July 2007 18:54:34(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 15/12/2005(UTC) Posts: 3,520 Location: Spain		Looks excellent to me! Regarding my walls and bridges; I´m not rellay THAT happy doing it "the hard way", but as I need tons of walls, and I am too "cheap" to dish out dough for things I can do myself almost at no cost, well... I went the way of the plaster and engravings. Your bridge, and also the one Almagic showed some time ago, proves there is no reason to go the "long way around" to get things done. Two thumbs up! ;-)
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rschaffr		#8 Posted : 01 July 2007 20:21:05(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,180 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		Looks fine to me. Certainly better than my hand scribed and painted styrofoam as seen here Edited by moderator 22 November 2012 09:28:59(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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ulf999		#9 Posted : 01 July 2007 22:32:41(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 12/05/2005(UTC) Posts: 1,908 Location: Stockholm, Sweden		Not bad at all Ron!
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rschaffr		#10 Posted : 01 July 2007 23:39:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,180 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		Thanks, but it is not in the same class of work as Henriks or Perz. However, when I put some scenery around them they don't look too bad. I need to to more at the top..should flare out some. Actually they are a little darker than the picture shows (it is Woodland's Slate Gray). I have two installed in mountain faces but they are currently masked for painting the mountain. I'll try to get some pictures when I unmask them.
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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David Dewar		#11 Posted : 02 July 2007 01:09:01(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 7,343 Location: Scotland		Good job Ron. You must have a lot of patience doing these bricks by hand. David
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kimballthurlow		#12 Posted : 02 July 2007 13:42:29(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 18/03/2007(UTC) Posts: 6,669 Location: Brisbane, Australia		Hi Ron, That styrofoam scribing sure looks OK. Quick too. regards Kimball
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rugauger		#13 Posted : 02 July 2007 15:00:36(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 19/12/2003(UTC) Posts: 1,205 Location: Swindon, Wiltshire		Yep - I'd be more than happy with that! Nice work, Ron.
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rschaffr		#14 Posted : 02 July 2007 16:35:38(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,180 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		Thanks. It all came as an inspiration. I had a dual track on my layout that was a little too wide for the Kibri double tunnel face. I was wondering what to do, and sitting on my workbench was a sheet of one inch Woodlands landscaping styrofoam, so I tried it. Under close inspection, it doesn't look as good as the work done by the others here, but when it is in place and the other scenery around, they look fine.
		-Ron Digital, Epoch IV-V(K-track/CS3/6021Connect/60216051), Epoch III(C-track/6021/6036/6051) http://www.sem-co.com/~rschaffr/trains/trains.html
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mmervine		#15 Posted : 12 March 2008 01:49:38(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/01/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,884 Location: Keene, NH		In both cases, after they are weathered and installed on the layout they will look awesome! Great job to both of you! r/marj
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petestra		#16 Posted : 22 November 2012 00:36:45(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 27/07/2009(UTC) Posts: 5,824 Location: Leesburg,VA.USA		Great work! Peter
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charles Sharpe		#17 Posted : 22 November 2012 06:36:27(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/09/2006(UTC) Posts: 1,432 Location: NORFOLK UK		Nothing wrong with that keep up the good work. Charles.
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kariosls37		#18 Posted : 23 November 2012 09:44:48(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 02/01/2009(UTC) Posts: 1,067 Location: Auckland, New Zealand		Great bridge building I too am lazy, and will only resort to hand carving when all other option have been exhausted.
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Mark5		#19 Posted : 24 November 2012 20:45:58(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 29/01/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,420 Location: Montreal, Canada		Originally Posted by: rschaffr Looks fine to me. Certainly better than my hand scribed and painted styrofoam as seen here http://www.sem-co.com/~r...ins/images/stonearch.jpg Ron, I'd like to see another photo of that if you ever painted and weathered. Curious to see final result. - Mark
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Danlake		#20 Posted : 24 November 2012 21:04:49(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/08/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,571		Fantastic Job Per! Can't wait to see it all finished. Brgds - Lasse
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steventrain		#21 Posted : 25 November 2012 10:24:50(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/10/2004(UTC) Posts: 31,606 Location: United Kingdom		Looking good, Ron.
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