Dave had previously provided
photos, history and details of the
bridge that helped immensely with my
design work. He also has offered
suggestions and corrections on the
instruction manual.
As you can see he has done a great
job assembling the bridge. He has
also managed to create a realistic
scene on narrow lower-level
benchwork. Remember this is 1:48 O
scale so it was quite a task to make it
fit.
photos, history and details of the
bridge that helped immensely with my
design work. He also has offered
suggestions and corrections on the
instruction manual.
As you can see he has done a great
job assembling the bridge. He has
also managed to create a realistic
scene on narrow lower-level
benchwork. Remember this is 1:48 O
scale so it was quite a task to make it
fit.
Dave Adams is a masterful modeler.
He has built a very well planned
multi-level On3 layout with familiar
scenes from the D&RGW. His layout,
the D&RGW Durlin Branch, was featured
in the 2003 edition of the Finescale
Railroader Narrow Gauge Annual.
One scene he was not able to finish was
Navajo and its pin-connected truss. I
offered a "beta" kit to Dave and he
graciously took up the chance to give it a
try.
He has built a very well planned
multi-level On3 layout with familiar
scenes from the D&RGW. His layout,
the D&RGW Durlin Branch, was featured
in the 2003 edition of the Finescale
Railroader Narrow Gauge Annual.
One scene he was not able to finish was
Navajo and its pin-connected truss. I
offered a "beta" kit to Dave and he
graciously took up the chance to give it a
try.
The model is based on a 120' long prototype built in 1888 and moved to the San Juan extension in 1924 as Bridge 377B. It is the same or similar to
other bridges on the D&RGW system, as well as being of a common construction used throughout North America at the turn of the century.
The kit has all the parts to make the superstructure. It has 96 castings, styrene parts, laser cut eyebars, steel pins and full length steel floor stringers
for strength. I supply info on how you can make the track and abutments in the 65-page illustrated instruction manual.
other bridges on the D&RGW system, as well as being of a common construction used throughout North America at the turn of the century.
The kit has all the parts to make the superstructure. It has 96 castings, styrene parts, laser cut eyebars, steel pins and full length steel floor stringers
for strength. I supply info on how you can make the track and abutments in the 65-page illustrated instruction manual.
D&RGW PIN-CONNECTED TRUSS IN 1:48 O-SCALE (On3, On30 or O Light Branchline)
THIS KIT IS BACK IN RETIREMENT AGAIN DUE TO ALL THE RECENT INQUIRIES. SORRY!
THIS KIT IS BACK IN RETIREMENT AGAIN DUE TO ALL THE RECENT INQUIRIES. SORRY!
| WOW, DID THE LIST OF INQUIRIES GET LONG FAST! I HAVE MORE THAN ENOUGH KITS TO CAST NOW FOR A WHILE. SORRY, I HAD TO PUT THE KIT BACK IN RETIREMENT. SUCCESS: Modelers liked this bridge. You all expressed a great interest in it at the Seattle 2012 National Narrow Gauge Convention! BRASS: In order to continue with new projects I will make a limited number with the same resin castings. I wanted to try brass to save casting time (as on the Cimarron) but making the brass patterns will be yet another big project. Therefore, my previously mentioned brass lacing parts will not be made. The resin looks great and works fine; they just take me a while to cast. I have a better rubber now that will aid in getting more done. LASER: Eyebars are laser cut with a few other parts. CASTINGS: The molds will be updated to the new rubber for better life-time pulls and more accuracy. ASSEMBLY: You will need to use fixtures to assemble the beams accurately and efficiently. I include instructions on how to make a few very simple fixtures that will hold the parts in place. GETTING ONE: Well, the list became filled very quickly. My intention was to make a few this year as I have time because it is a nice model. A good bunch of modelers took me up on this so now this one is back in retirement. I would like to thank everyone for their interest and appreciation of this bridge, my first of many 1:48 kits! Thanks for your interest in my renewing this cast resin bridge model. Email me for more info. Check back for the latest news! John Palecki copyright by John Palecki page update 1/18/2013 |
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