Plate girder bridge in position
July 20th, 2010 Posted in ConstructionIt has been a busy few months with Scalescenes and family commitments and I have only just had a chance to finally wire up the underpass lighting and install the weathered plate girder bridges that I completed earlier in the year. I added an additional grain of wheat bulb to the back of the scene just to throw a bit of light on to the warehouse rolling doors. I am using grain of wheat bulbs rather than LEDs as they give off a more realistic glow. Here are a few shots showing the two sections in position.
5 Responses to “Plate girder bridge in position”
By James Wells on Jul 20, 2010
Just looking at your post and I just wanted compliment your track – the weathering looks spot on to me! I think you’ve captured the look of years of of dirt, brake dust and c*** which accumulates! Very nice!
By James Hilton on Jul 21, 2010
It’s lovely to see some progress on South Oak Road
I agree with James, the weathering is good and it ties the gritty urban scene together. Would love to see some more rolling stock on this!
By John Wiffen on Jul 21, 2010
Thanks for the comments, it’s good to finally get some time to work on my layout. I’ll add some more shots with rolling stock soon!
By Pete Harrington on Jul 28, 2010
Wow, this is great, it’s so refreshing to see a layout/diorama that encapsulates city life so vividly. I hope you post more photos here soon. It has inspired me to create my own layout in a similar theme to show off my central trains class 150 that is currently sitting on a shelf. One question, where did you get the girder bridge from?
By John Wiffen on Jul 28, 2010
Thanks Pete,
I picked up the girder bridge from a second hand stall, but I believe it is made by Atlas (HO) and shouldn’t be hard to track down.