Latest layout project....something different!

Beautiful as always. I like the way it dose not block the view of the action around it, very nice work.

Very very nice.  Fits your scene perfectly.  Keep those great photos coming.

Very sharp!

Peter 

Alan:

It is hard for you to just stay in neutral, you always seem to be on the move with your layout. This is yet another super addition to your layout and the waterfront area. Very clever.

Look's great Alan, a job well done !!!!

Thanks, Alex

Great Job and the right road name!!!!!

Alan,

You did a really nice job on that. It looks like a great addition to your rail road.

Alan Graziano

Alan,

I looks great and fits perfectly! Well done!

Alex

Thanks Mario.....I had to make the crane support tall enough to clear the catenary!

Thank you Nick...appreciate your nice comment.

Peter...thanks!....and....just want you to know I am enjoying your posts and pictures of the RC3Rs...

Thanks Brian....but I am just trying to keep up with you and you are giving me a run for the money!! LOL!!

Thank you Alex....means a lot coming from a master modeler like you....love your work!

Don...thanks so much....I figured you would like that road name for some reason

Alan....thanks!  It means so much coming from you.  Your modeling is as good as it gets!

Alex...thank you so much my friend!  I am trying to get to the point of doing more landscaping at this point so there will not be many more models from this point forward. 

Alan

Here is another picture taken this morning with the natural sunlight coming in....

Nice job Alan.  I have assorted MTH crane parts including an American cab and boom.  After seeing what you and Dave have done I now have an idea of what to do with it if I can get the rigging parts for the boom.

Joe

Alan,

Glad to inspire!  Nice job.

Dave

Thanks Joe!  If you need the instructions on how to rig it, please let me know.

Dave....I am glad you saw this thread as I was going to e-mail you to take a look.  I appreciate the inspiration!!  Liked yours so much that I just had to do it!

Thanks,

Alan

HEY ALLAN,

The viaduct style bridge, back there in the back( pic #1),- brown colored sitting above sailboat, how tall are the pillar supports, and how about a CLOSE - up of the viaduct, or bridge, what is it made of ?????  oh, how bout the supports where they from!?   THank you

Hi Terry....

If you are talking about the tallest bridge in the background that is crossing the canal where the passenger ship is, that is made up of 3 Lionel bridges.  I made the supports out of half inch pink insulation foam board.  Painted them a concrete color and then hot glued the various pieces together.

It is the curved,one  there in the corner Pic #4,over the opening,at the end of the shower door, sorry, but I am trying to cross over about 6 feet of layout, and Like the viaduct style, thanks for the time,  Hey everbody, we also got 5 more harbor pics ( close range)    ((( You wanna run for V.P)

LOVE IT,  !!!!

Truly amazing Alan!

Thanks c.sam!!!  I always enjoy your posts!

Terry...taking a quick break and then our out of town company will be here in about 15 minutes so I will try to get some pictures to you Sunday afternoon.

Thanks,

Alan

Terry....sorry I did not get a chance to get these pictures posted yesterday....we had family in that decided to stay until today.  Anyway, I found a few pictures I took a couple of years ago when I first put the bridge in.  It is made up of girders that were made for my elevated.  The girders are were cut on a CNC machine from a pattern designed on the computer.  The material is a plastic called sintra.  The supports are from MTH and the railing is HO Atlas railing from their girder bridge they produce.  The girders are very flexible so I just curved them and then glued them into place first gluing them to the support piers and then laying the track on top and spot gluing them to the track ties.

Alan

Nicely done my friend.

Just a real nice presentation,  doggon it , I just dont have a CNC machine,

out in the garage !!  but there is a vendor FoamboardSource that has Sintra, I like

the fact what I have seen already, It comes in self stick backing.

Appreciate the time !!!!!!

thanks

Thanks Rich!!

Roger....thank you very much.  By the way, I will miss seeing you while I am in Springfield.  Got a couple of things for you that I may drop off at the house...I'll give your lovely a call first.

Terry....if you take a look at scenic express, they have some very nice girders that you could use to do the same thing.  I have another bridge about 20 feet from this one uses their girders.  I can post some pictures later today...

Thanks,

Alan

That would be great! , the Sinta, board, after reading about, does appear,

to be stronger, (than picture board), and more colors, since I am just 1 state over to the right of you, (Tenn), whats a vendor for that product, this may be an avenue for some other stuff !! 

Thanks

Leavingtracks:

Can you suggest a source for 1/2" foam.  I use 1" and 2" from HD but I haven't seen any 1/2".

thanks

dick

Sorry Alan that I will not be here, we need to come down and see you. When I get back in June we will give you a call and see when we can make a date with you and LaKeeta.

Hi Alan,

The last set of photo's are also incredible, Alan very impressive 

Thanks, Alex

Terry....here you go.  This bridge is made up of the long Scenic Express girders.  The support columns are layers of MDF fluted trim painted an off white similar to what you might see done to concrete.  All of my inside corners on the layout have some sort of bridge instead of filling in the corner. 

Alan

Flyboy....strange that you don't have half inch foam boards at your HD...??  Anyway, I have found it at both HD and Lowes...even the local lumber yards in this part of the country.  It may not be available in all locations??

Alan

Roger....if you and Louanna are coming in June sometime, then perhaps I will just wait and let you pick up your goodies here!!

Alex...thanks again buddy!  Your comments are always appreciated very much.

Alan

Hey, Alan,

I have just quickly looked at the scenic site, and like they say,  There aint nothing

like seeing some thing in action.  This nailed it I do believe. I have been looking at

spindle posts,  and never thought about door moulding, pretty neat !

thanks

Terry...the supports look very much like poured concrete designed with some architectural elements as you perhaps would see in the prototype.  I have seen pictures of high bridges that had similar tall pillar supports...

Thanks,

Alan

Amazing how many creative uses there are for items from the moulding section at the home improvement store. I used the same type of material for my bridge piers and viaduct supports. Inexpensive, looks good and easy to work with.

Great work.

Thanks Matt!  It is amusing sometimes when the nice folks at my local HD ask if they can help me find what I am looking for especially after I explain what I am doing!

Alan