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Eric's Bridge Dio part 5
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Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 01:20 AM UTC
Well the bridge is finished. Al i have to do is to spray and paint it.
And for those who are interested how the horse carriages are coming along i placed them on the bridge as an example.
This is NOT the final destination but i wanted to show ya all how the work is proceding.















Well thats all for now, back to the modelling table...

greetz Eric










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Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 01:26 AM UTC
Very impressive Eric! I'd love to see the end result!

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Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 01:31 AM UTC
Eric,
Looking good. What's the overall size of the base going to be for this? I assume your doing a running river underneath? Any other details planned?

Will there be some kind of "bolt" detail on the bridge supports? Obviously this would depend a lot on the age of the bridge. Here in the States a wood bridge like that would likely have a large bolthead securing the two supports together. I hope I have explained that right.

Jim
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Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 01:42 AM UTC
Jim,

I know what you mean. And yes that has to be constructed. But i can do that as i create the actual diorama base.
And for what the water concerns i haven't decided yet on how i gonna create that ( Tricky )
But i will brain storm on that.

Greetz

Eric
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Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 09:55 AM UTC
Looking Great, Eric !!!!! :-)
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Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2002 - 12:05 PM UTC
This a great bridge lookin great suffer me a few questions please.
What scale is this in? what type material are you using it appears to be wood.
Do you have plans for this the trusses look very close to right . Thanks for
what ever you can provide.

ponnysoldier

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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2002 - 12:03 AM UTC

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This a great bridge lookin great suffer me a few questions please.
What scale is this in? what type material are you using it appears to be wood.
Do you have plans for this the trusses look very close to right . Thanks for
what ever you can provide.



ponnysoldier

The horse The Gun The man


Ponny soldier,

The scale is in 1:35
I used wood

There are no drawings or plans for this bridge. ( It's all in the brain )

And you have to explain to me what trusses are ???

Eric
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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2002 - 12:25 AM UTC
Eric,
Trusses are the diagonal (ussually) cross-members that support the bridge. What do you call them in Dutch?

Jim
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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2002 - 05:03 AM UTC
totally impressed,
i have done bridges but nothing to that extent.it's awesome.
i would also love to see the finished product
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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2002 - 05:27 AM UTC
Looks great. :-) I can't wait to see the finished product. One question, did you use balsa wood or other normal wood? Don't tell me that those are a bunch of popsicle sticks !

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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2002 - 05:38 AM UTC


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Eric,
Trusses are the diagonal (ussually) cross-members that support the bridge. What do you call them in Dutch?


We call it a "schoorbalk", but when you ask a Dutchman what a schoorbalk is......few will be able to give you the correct answer though..
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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2002 - 05:57 AM UTC
The bridge looks HUGE!

Well engineered!

How long did it take from start to this point?

MSW
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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2002 - 03:42 PM UTC

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The bridge looks HUGE!

Well engineered!

How long did it take from start to this point?

MSW


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master of none...



About 2 weeks

Eric



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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2002 - 03:45 PM UTC

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Looks great. I can't wait to see the finished product. One question, did you use balsa wood or other normal wood? Don't tell me that those are a bunch of popsicle sticks !

Mark




Spike,

I used normal wood...

Balsa is far to expensive.
And no , no popsicle sticks

Eric
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Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 06:55 AM UTC
Great job Eric really well done. Nice big bridge,are those really WWII horse pulled wagons my God I thought they were from Napolean's day.
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Posted: Saturday, June 15, 2002 - 04:04 PM UTC

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Major
sgtreef,

Great job Eric really well done. Nice big bridge,are those really WWII horse pulled wagons my God I thought they were from Napolean's day.
Jeff

ex army dude.
combat engineer



Sgtreef,

The horse pulled wagons are all Escii models. They are still available.
You can find them at a Dutch Internet site and order them . The amount they have on stock is minimal so when you are interested go and surf to :
http://www.modelbouwoverloon.nl/prod3.htm
And there you must order Escii number : ESCI5047 GERMAN HORSE DRAWN CONVOY 1:35 P 25.50 15,00 Euro. ( that's about the same currency in Dollars )




i hope this helped you out

good luck

Eric
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