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N Viaduct Kit

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A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. Once I was happy with the shape, plaster cloth was then placed over the top and painted with an undercoat. As mentioned elsewhere, I’m now working on an OO gauge shed layout but my N gauge model railway is still quietly progressing. They were then soaked in strong tea and vinegar for a week to bring out the natural wood colouring and grain before washing with a light brown water colour. Tower assy can be cut or kitbashed to suit as well as modifying any combination of the girder sections

Initially, I was going to make the viaduct with a 3D pen but decided against this after a few trial runs. Scatter and vegetation were added using the technique covered here and static grass with my favourite applicator.

To recap, this layout will eventually be a model railway of Southern England. Obviously, this is a huge undertaking and will require a LONG time and also a lot of space so I’m building it in regions and the first one being Cornwall. One slight digression was that the webbing between the sleepers was cut away for the section over the viaduct.

Regarding creaks, etc., out of curiosity I once used a dial indicator to measure the deflection of the bridge while an HO scale 20T shay passed over it: The outer edge deflected about .010" while the inside deflected .002". It appears to experience similar stresses as a full scale curved bridge might experience, but Titebond wood glue is strong enough to hold it together. If I was running that motor on the lower level I'd have the throttle wideopen to get out from under before... Just to make life a bit more challenging, I want to scratch build it in its original Masonry & timber form seen here. This, of course, is going to be a challenge and will take some time so until then the wooden structure fills the gap — literally — safe in the knowledge that when Trenance is ready, I can slide out the current wooden and slot in the new version. A Tale of Two Tunnels In the diorama, trains will emerge from a tunnel, curve around and over a viaduct and disappear into another tunnel.

Passengers are required to get off the train and walk across and re-board the train on the other side. That’s it. What do you think? I’d welcome any tips on alternative techniques to what I used or how it might be improved. As always, this blog is about sharing ideas and inspiration so please jump in with a comment below. As a finishing touch for the photograph, I took an N scale figure and placed him in the cab of the locomotive. By the way, I like your idea of the crew putting the train on "auto-pilot," so no lives are at risk. The image that creates in my mind makes me smile.

Another reason for taking the build-and-slide approach is that this won’t be the final viaduct. When time allows I want to create a miniature version of the Trenance Viaduct and use this in the scene.I did consider adding a mid-span support, but I couldn't figure a way to make it look other than really odd, so I laminated strips of wood on a curved form and the next thing you know... While this webbing is not normally visible thanks to the ballast, on the exposed section of the viaduct the plastic under the rails would have been very obvious and ruined the look.

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