I finally managed to assemble the footbridge this week. The supports were tricky, being made from two angled H section girders, strengthened by lattice. A jig was called for. I eventually made the lattice from card, glueing with resin W. This assembly was then joined to the girders with Evo-Stik impact. The supports will be attached to the bridge when on my customer's layout.
Another little thing which took a great deal of time ...the lights for the platform canopies. I tried purchasing Dart Castings' lamps, but although they were very nice, they weren't right. My partner, Petra, came up with the answer. She even spent the next day and a half making them for me! Press-studs were drilled with a hole in the centre to accept a length of brass wire- this would be the bit that the lamp hangs from. Milliput was then fashioned into a rather fetching dome shape for the actual glass cover. Top marks for consistency there. This was painted silver, everything else being GWR stone.
Finally, the whole project was packed up. This took another day, as special boxes had to be fashioned and braced with much cursing and use of the trusty glue-gun. Now I am on tenterhooks, waiting to hear that everything arrived safely!
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An extremely intricate and delicate model, beautifully finished. The shot from ground level looks particularly convincing. I hope it travels well and arrives in top notch condition. You wouldn't want any of our lot to deliver it - scrap cars tend to get somewhat rough and ready handling to say the least!
Thanks, Martin. I'm afraid our friends at the Post Office managed to damage the canopies...it would probably have been better to get your mates to deliver them!!
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