Peiter: The bridge looks good! I have an Atlas truss-girder (I guess) bridge converted to S in service on SHABBONA that looks almost identical to one that was on the old Rock Island K&D line near Bonaparte, IA.
If it wasn't so late, I'd take a picture and post it - maybe tomorrow. Even without widening Atlas bridges, they are prototypical. Many bridges I crossed had some real tight clearances! Bob Nicholson ______________________________________________ --- In [email protected], "Pieter" <pieter_r...@...> wrote: > > Hi all; > > The photos of Des' bridge conversion have been added to the Photos section > here: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/photos/album/1519975659/pic/list > > or find the album called "Des Browne Photos", or from the home page select > "New Photos"... > > Sorry for the delay, I was at work (and they don't pay me to upload photos...) > > Pieter Roos > > --- In [email protected], J BROWNE <browne151@> wrote: > > > > Sorry about that, Pieter is going to add them to the Photo section of the > > web > > site. I am sure it will be done soon. > > > > Happy S-scaling!!!Des Browne > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Edward Sauers <ehsauers1@> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, 8 November, 2010 22:10:09 > > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Fw: S-scale conversion from Atlas HO Girder > > Bridge > > > > > > J. > > > > Any pictures? could you share with us the details of the conversion? > > > > Thanks > > > > Ed Sauers > > > > ________________________________ > > From: J BROWNE <browne151@> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Mon, November 8, 2010 3:16:36 PM > > Subject: {S-Scale List} Fw: S-scale conversion from Atlas HO Girder Bridge > > > > > > Hi All, > > > > I spent a little time on this project over the week end, having remembered > > the > > idea being mentioned by the Group a little while back and am glad to say it > > worked out quite well. Atlas has also Truss bridges which could be treated > > in > > the same way. It has all been done before, of course, so I was confident. > > Note > > clearances of various rolling stock tried through the bridge. (The unmarked > > stock are from AM) The clearances are quite tight and one would have to be > > careful with overhang if connected directly to a curved track. I used > > Tomalco > > track for the extensions. The rail is Code 100 for all the track, but the > > Tomalco rail was loose in the Atlas fish plates. I used the Xuron rail > > cutter to > > > > > > crimp the fish plates to the rail. The new base is black polystyrene sheet > > and > > I used Styrene Adhesive to join the Bridge halves to the sheet. I suspect a > > thin > > > > > > strip between the rails, to cover the gap, would be a good idea but I have > > not > > done that yet. The glue dries quickly so I had to glue each side > > separately. > > Atlas Piers are now also too narrow to fit without modification, so that is > > a > > problem for another time. > > > > Best wishesDes, Holywood, Co Down, Northern Ireland - Santa Fe - All the Way > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
