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Aniol
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Posted: Monday, November 01, 2004 - 07:21 AM UTC
Hi Guys!
I’m plannig to builda dio with a ”steel” bridge. Please give me a piece of advice on how I should do it. I’m interested how do you make I or C beams, and where do you buy thin sheets of plastic.
Thanks

matt
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Posted: Monday, November 01, 2004 - 07:39 AM UTC
Plastruct makes some Large I & H beams in ABS

If not Cutting & Gluing Sheet stock into the apropriate shape will work.
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Posted: Monday, November 01, 2004 - 08:41 AM UTC
Aniol -

Check in the "Dioramas" Forum under the thread called "A new Arnhem diorama" (from DocDios). He's doing bridge work as part of his project and has some photos that might help. I'm sure if you sent him a "PM" that he'd be more than happy to give info on what he used for "I" beams, girders,etc. Anxious to see yours develop, please to keep us posted.

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Aniol
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Posted: Monday, November 01, 2004 - 07:27 PM UTC
Thank you very much .
Mark
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Posted: Monday, November 01, 2004 - 07:56 PM UTC
I believe this guy did a great job on his steel bridge, maybe he can give you some tips...

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/photos/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=5679

HTH Mark
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Posted: Monday, November 01, 2004 - 08:36 PM UTC
Great link Mark
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Posted: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 - 01:12 AM UTC
Besides Plasticstruts ABS plastics... Evergreen makes them in styrene plastic.
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Posted: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 - 09:00 AM UTC
The German railroading company Märklin makes some nice bridges in 1:32 scale. Not 1:35, but that's hard to notice with bridges.

Here's some links
http://www.maerklin.de/produkte/frontend/index.php?page=detail&detail&sCountryCode=de&start=0&nr=56292&stichwort=&baureihe=&spur=4&gruppe=4&untergruppe=all&epoche=all&merkmale=all&show=detail&wishednumber=

http://www.maerklin.de/produkte/frontend/index.php?page=detail&detail&sCountryCode=de&start=0&nr=56291&stichwort=&baureihe=&spur=4&gruppe=4&untergruppe=all&epoche=all&merkmale=all&show=detail&wishednumber=

I've seen the last one, and it's huge, almost 1m long!
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