The easiest thing to do it make it a pony truss without a top, just the sides.
When the Walthers double track HO bridge first came out, Frank Titman reviewed one for the S Gaugian. He found that it was too low for standard gauge trains and he concluded that it could be used as a narrow gauge railroad bridge or a automobile road bridge. The one he built wound up on my old layout as a narrow gauge bridge on a curved track, which worked fine since I need the extra width because of the curve and it would clear a K-37 2-8-2, which was my clearance test. Barry Mertz had one on his old layout that was used as a roadway bridge over some railroad tracks. Dave Heine Easton, PA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Thomas Baker Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 8:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Plastruct Pratt Truss Bridge Kit Those bridges: I also purchased the Walthers HO double-track bridge, thinking if it's two-track in HO, it could be single-track in S. Unfortunately, I forgot the issue of height. I still have the kit and occasinally contemplate some way of raising the bridge without making it look awkward. Anyone have an idea? Tom ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of up148 [[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 24, 2011 3:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Plastruct Pratt Truss Bridge Kit Thanks Bill & Peter. I went to the CVMW website and downloaded the directions for building their HO bridge kit. Quite an undertaking. You basically build the trusses, girders and braces from flat stock and then assemble the bridge. At this level of work, if you had a model to copy or a set of good blueprints/plans you could almost scratchbuild a bridge just as easy and in the correct gauge. I did say almost. Peter, you struck a memory cell. I have one of these Walthers bridge kits put away at home from my 2000 journey into "S". At least I'm consistent, I still want a bridge. Wow, that's really bad. I better look around the house before I go out and buy more S stuff....I might already own it. :-) Sad..really sad. Bill, I agree, reducing should be easier than splicing in new material to widen. I'll report back after putting the mic to the Walthers kit to see how it scales out. Butch ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ 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/
