Thank you Gamera, T.B., and mmthrax for encouraging words.

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There is a gangway at the top of the towers, for accessing the pulley wheel mechanisms.

Because the tower's base framework penetrates the road, they cannot be installed until the road base, and traffic lights, are prepared.

Awesome progress Peter! 

Hmmmm;

   I will take forty of those too . AWESOME ! ! ! 

Cool, the figures will look awesome! 

Great work there on the brackets and the pulleys! 

Designed and made brackets for thr the pulley wheels.

The towers have not yet been installed. They are just resting there, checking for alignment. Both the road base and traffic lights need to be installed at the same time as the towers.

Gamera

... are you adding any figures for scale? 

Yes. I bought a pack of unpainted plastic figures (1/72 scale or OO gauge).

I believe 'greeblies' going back to when FX artists made spacecraft and other props for movies like Star Wars out of repurposed parts from plastic kits. 

I didn't notice how big the bridge was going to be until your more recent photos, a really big whomping progress and you're making great progress on her! Kudos sir!!!

Maybe I missed it but are you adding any figures for scale? 

Thanks for compliments mmthrax and T.B.

"Greeblies", that's a new word for me. Had to look it up . It reminds me of what Steampunk artists use for their artworks.

I am sure we all have our junk box of sorts.

When short for money/access to resources one is forced to improvise, adapt and overcome.

Nothing is impossible! Because I do not believe in impossibilities I am inspired to seek to understand how it could be possible. Scratch building sure brings this out in a person.

Peter ;

 When are you going to start your own company building greeblies like that ? I'll take forty . LOL.LOL. Very good construction going on here . Good on You ! T.B.

Making your own pulleys !!???    This is awesome.  Next level, outside the box thinking.  Bravo.  

Tanker - Builder

Hey Peter ;

 That project is looking fantastic ! I like the fact you are working in wood , although that would not have been my first choice .You're making it look easy .

 Plus . you are doing it the same way I scratch -Build ships !

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I tried to source narrow pulley wheels at a reasonable prices, but found none. So I decided to make my own (wish I had a lathe) out of washers. I sandwiched soldering wire between washers (on a greased bolt) and sweat-soldered them. The first one had too much solder, but after that, the other ten came out just right.

Thank you mmthrax for kind words. I sure hope it will work smoothly and for a long time.

Hey Peter ;

 That project is looking fantastic ! I like the fact you are working in wood , although that would not have been my first choice .You're making it look easy .

 Plus . you are doing it the same way I scratch -Build ships !

This kind of modelling is the real deal.  I aspire to manifest this kind of creativity.  Great stuff.  This display will have young and old alike captivated when it is in action.  Bravo!!

Bish

11m, blody hell. What wod are you useing for this. I take it you have access to all the measurments of the real bridge...

I used Tasmanian Oak.

No plans for bridge were available. Had to use two diagonal references, road width and span length by using a tape measure. The rest of the measurements were exprapulated from many photographs.

11m, blody hell. What wod are you useing for this. I take it you have access to all the measurments of the real bridge. I like how you have pinned the joints together, great idea.

Thank you Pawel and Bish for your responses. Much appreciated.

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Drew up a template and started building the bridge towers.

Showing how I add doweling to the joints.

Because I underestimated, I had to buy more 6 mm square timber. Though it may not look it, over 11 metres of wood went into the bridge towers.

More stunning work there peter, great to see the paint starting to go on. Some very nice detailing with the windows and doors.

Tanker - Builder

Hey , Bish ;

 When I did the 1/8 scale Log Loading Machine for a lawyer in Atlanta , I felt the same way . Sitting in the courtroom watching that thing do exactly what we wanted was the reward . That's when I really appreciated Scratch-Building ! T.B.

 

That sound slike an impresive build you did there. I know tehse things don't seem so bad once you start on them. I have put many things off only to wounder why once i tried it.

Hello!

It's a nice idea - I did something similar on my railroad layout, just with one diode. Sure helps save time when something stops working and you have to debug it.

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Added a Blown Fuse Indicators onto a small printed circuit board. When all is okay, each of the three DC voltage supplies will indicate a green LED. As soon as a voltage supply fuse blows, the green LED turns off and its accompaning red LED turns on.

This not only serves to give an instant indication as to what is wrong with the power supply, it also provides an extra bit of drama to the wiring diorama.

Added Power Supply Unit to the console.

Tanker - Builder

Hello;

   I have perhaps a stupid Question . What color is the roadway surface on the bridge itself ? I remember a bridge like this in Buffalo . N. Y. It had steel grid road surface . T.B

It is concrete (cement with gravel).

Gamera

Really nice work there and you're making amazing progress! 

Thank you Gamera.

Hello;

   I have perhaps a stupid Question . What color is the roadway surface on the bridge itself ? I remember a bridge like this in Buffalo . N. Y. It had steel grid road surface . T.B.

Hey , Bish ;

 When I did the 1/8 scale Log Loading Machine for a lawyer in Atlanta , I felt the same way . Sitting in the courtroom watching that thing do exactly what we wanted was the reward . That's when I really appreciated Scratch-Building ! T.B.

Really nice work there and you're making amazing progress! 

Thanks Mark.

You also had said something that says it all for us modellers who post here. We don't have to post our works, but we do, knowing that we are exposing ourselves to critcism. We also hope to inspire others, to learn from others, and to share what we all can recognize in others - the joy of creativity.

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The span hut was next on the agenda. Made from 3 mm MDF, 2 mm clear Perspex for windows, and white card board for window frames and doors.

Mixed a jar of grey enamel paint that matched the actual bridge, and started to paint the span.

Completed the gangways. Used fly screen for wire meshing.

Found washers that fit nicely over the nav LEDs. Now they look like bezels. Added road and footpath railings.

Thanks Gamera for kind words. Yep, life is an experiment, sometimes it will blow up in your face, other times it will blossom, but both require a risk to see what happens.

Gamera

...Just don't let Mothman anywhere near it! There's an urban legend about Mothman and the collapse of the Silver Bridge on the Ohio River back in the mid '60s.

As your signature suggests, lucky I don't believe in fairy tales.

Hello Peter,

Some really amazing stuff going on there.  Thanks for keeping us all updated with your progress.  I know that it is something you certainly don't have to do, especially being on a schedule, but I know we all love it.  Keep up the great work.  

That's simply amazing! I guess it's like any big project, one step at a time. But a whole lot of steps here! 

Just don't let Mothman anywhere near it! There's an urban legend about Mothman and the collapse of the Silver Bridge on the Ohio River back in the mid '60s.