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Homemade Bridge

Biggles2

Joined: January 01, 2004
KitMaker: 7,600 posts
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Posted: Friday, August 01, 2014 - 10:26 AM UTC
I think you probably should have made the truss from 'I' beam instead of solid bar, and of a slightly larger size.


jon_a_its

Joined: April 29, 2004
KitMaker: 1,336 posts
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Posted: Sunday, August 03, 2014 - 08:43 AM UTC
nice work so far,
Looks very like an "Inglis Bridge" a predecessor to the Bailey Bridge, still in use in 1943, & probably later in non-combat situations.
There is a superb model in Monmouth Castle Museum worth a look, & there is an Inglis bridge over the river Monnow about 500M away as well.

Looks very like an "Inglis Bridge" a predecessor to the Bailey Bridge, still in use in 1943, & probably later in non-combat situations.
There is a superb model in Monmouth Castle Museum worth a look, & there is an Inglis bridge over the river Monnow about 500M away as well.

Yeti01012001

Joined: July 28, 2005
KitMaker: 360 posts
Armorama: 334 posts

Posted: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - 12:25 AM UTC
Thanks for the comments and references on the bridges. Something to think about next time I deceide to build one.
Claude- I think I will do you idea as the water I have done looks naff
regards
gary
Claude- I think I will do you idea as the water I have done looks naff
regards
gary
Posted: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - 12:35 AM UTC
If this site were entitled "Bridgearama" we might have a lot more to say about the engineering correctness of your efforts but in the Armor modeling world your dio will most likely win many awards! Congrats
Posted: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - 08:43 PM UTC
Hi Gary,
Nice work so far, agree the water needs more work.
Cheers
Al
Nice work so far, agree the water needs more work.
Cheers
Al


All_You_Can_Kit

Joined: August 22, 2012
KitMaker: 599 posts
Armorama: 527 posts

Posted: Monday, August 25, 2014 - 03:49 PM UTC
Very nice image of work-in-process bridge, so I can imagine the step-by-step how to create such structure (already stocked: ex-used ice cream sticks, ex-used plastic card, glue, etc.. and paint of course!
). It just like a 'silent' tutorial and very nice finished work! Thanks for sharing Gary!

Kind regards from Indonesia
Garry




Kind regards from Indonesia

Garry
Posted: Friday, August 29, 2014 - 06:45 AM UTC
Quoted Text
Looks very like an "Inglis Bridge" a predecessor to the Bailey Bridge, still in use in 1943, & probably later in non-combat situations.
The military version of the Inglis Bridge was the precursor to the more usful and heavywieght Bailey Bridge. The Inglis utilized round pipe for the girders and custom metal castings to quickly attach the pipes together "erector set" style. A bridge of this size would have had double pipes not single nes forming each girder.

Yeti01012001

Joined: July 28, 2005
KitMaker: 360 posts
Armorama: 334 posts

Posted: Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 07:22 AM UTC
thank you for the comments, got some good ideas from this thread if I decide to build another bridge in the future.
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