Forth Rail Bridge

[Oldun]

Is this bridge still going to be built/copied, if so this drivers eye view may help or
even change your mind 

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Roger

[PostModN66]

Laser scan and 3-D print surely!

I'll be first on the list - assuming it will be under £50!

Cheers  Jon 

[samoyd]

Roger this is fantastic you have just given me a great idea in which way to go.I have traveled the bridge for years but have not been able to take a photo like that and I can assure you that with all the investigations I have made regarding the rail bridge I have never come across one like It and am wandering if this is the first.
I am still at the planning stage of my layout and can assure you that once I start construction of it I will be giving a full account as I go along.

                                  Best regards and thank you    Ken   

[martink]

It seems that someone is actually attempting this in T Gauge...

http://www.talkingtgauge.net/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=123

[Bealman]

Even if you manage to build it it's going to be a chore to paint... and paint... and paint... and paint... and once you're done... to paint... and paint... and paint... and paint... 

Hey, don't knock it. The Aussie celeb (well, that's arguable) Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee) was a painter on the Sydney Harbour Bridge when he was discovered

[MattJ]

Even if you manage to build it it's going to be a chore to paint... and paint... and paint... and paint... and once you're done... to paint... and paint... and paint... and paint... 

Hey, don't knock it. The Aussie celeb (well, that's arguable) Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee) was a painter on the Sydney Harbour Bridge when he was discovered

So you've never heard the expression "Like Painting the Forth Bridge"? 

Although, the last lot of paint was epoxy resin based so should last 25 years or so.

[samoyd]

[Luke Piewalker]

http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=21437.msg219982#msg219982

In the linked post you can see the bridge that was on display at the Glenrothes MRC show built by the Glenrothes Society of Model Engineers (or a member thereof)

[Sprintex]

The Glenrothes Show one seems to be a bit on the short side too

I think the Forth Bridge is one of those landmarks that is SO iconic that it needs to be done accurately or not at all


Paul

[Agrippa]

Forth Bridge one of my favourite places with a good pub close by (Hawes) and I have numerous
photos , and indeed the main tubular girders should be inclined inwards as they rise .Also the
horizontal top sections of the main cantilever sections should be much wider, and the northern
cantilever rests on dry land at N Queensferry rather than the concrete pillars island (caisson ? ).
Also the arch connections between the main cantilevers are too short and stubby.

The model must have been quite time consuming so it's a pity it wasn't more accurate
as this would not have involved much extra work or materials.

[talisman56]

The Glenrothes Show one seems to be a bit on the short side too

I think the Forth Bridge is one of those landmarks that is SO iconic that it needs to be done accurately or not at all


Paul

Looking at the pictures of the bridge model I wanted to take a hold at each end and stretch it out to make it look more convincing length-wise...

[dkightley]

Thought I'd update this two year old thread with some up-to-date information.....

An earlier post linked to a thread of mine in the TalkingTGauge forum where I was starting to build the Forth Bridge in T gauge.  Well, it's completed...and has made two outings so far. Here's a YouTube video from the second visit:

And for reference, here's the link to the T forum:
http://www.talkingtgauge.net/index.php

Enjoy....

Doug Kightley

[Sprintex]

WOW !! 


Paul

[Agrippa]

Very good ! I know that area quite well, especially the Hawes Inn on the
Dalmeny side.

[Newportnobby]

Awesome, Doug, just awesome