'Light Railway' Trestle Bridge Kit
versatile wood kit by Ozsteam makes 180mm or 7" of bridge.
HO Scale (1:87). This kit is one of a series of 'easy to assemble' rural structures, designed to give your layout that typically Australian look.
Initially scratchbuilt for our HO scale 'Blue Mountains Shale Oil and Sawmilling Company' layout, we have designed this kit along the lines of remains of trestle structures found near Simsville, Stroud in New South Wales.
The kit features all wood construction but to give added realism, we have supplied optional Nut, Bolt and Washer sets which can be fitted after the trestles are built. The comprehensive kit contains enough timber to construct the three trestles as pictured as well as enough sleepers or ties to replace the plastic ones supplied with a standard short straight (170mm). Simply add more kits to increase the bridge length! Remember, trestles can be made shorter or used on a climbing and or curved bridge.
We have written comprehensive instructions with layout templates and packaged all the items you need together so that anyone with a little time and patients can build this kit. (See also our Rural Sawmill or Barn Kit from this series)
Note: pictures show our prototype model which used brass rod for bolt details. (Climax locomotive, rails & display stand are not included in the kit)
See our Ebay Store 'Steam in the Bush' for more logging & mining equipment, flatcar loads and narrow gauge items, all at Buy it Now!
Bridge Size:
- Trestle Dimensions:
- top width: 30mm (2.6 meters [9 feet] prototype)
- bottom width: 40mm (3.5 meters [11'6"] prototype)
- max height (water to track supports): 80mm (6.9 meters [23 feet] prototype)
- Timber dimensions:
- squared main beams: (260 x 260mm [10" x 10"] prototype)
- round posts: (260mm dia. [10" dia.] prototype)
- secondary beams: (175 x 175mm [7" x 7"] prototype)
Kit Features:
- all wood construction:
- 9 x round posts
- 4 x long heavy squared beams
- 60 x light squared beams
- 100 x CMA 'rust' coloured styrene Nut, Bolt & Washer sets
- full sized templates
- comprehensive instructions
- optional painting & weathering guide
Tools Required:
- sharp hobby knife
- PVA glue
- optional tools:
- hobby saw & cutting guide
- 0.5mm drill for Bolt insertion
- (or use fine piece of wire)
This kit would add great realism to any HO scale railway or diorama.
See our Ebay Store 'Steam in the Bush' for more logging & mining equipment, flatcar loads and narrow gauge items, all at Buy it Now!
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