Modeling the BNSF Lakes Subdivision in N Scale
Jan 21, 2023
In the previous Prairie River Bridge project article, I had finished attaching the three trusses to the floor beams and installing the floor beam braces. Now that the trusses are attached, I will be adding the internal bracing which includes the lateral struts, sway braces, and lateral cross braces.
Jan 14, 2023
In my previous post of the Prairie River Bridge series, I had finished the assembly of the floor beams and stringers. Now that the major subassemblies are ready, including the three trusses that were assembled earlier, I will be attaching the trusses to the floor beams and adding the floor beam braces. The internal bracing will be added
Dec 31, 2022
After preparing the sides of the trusses in my previous post of the Prairie River Bridge series, I am now going to assemble the floor beams, support pillars, stringers, and braces that sit on top of the trusses. The original prototype would have likely bolted ties directly to the stringers, but we will be adding a wooden ballasted deck
Dec 4, 2022
After finishing the assembling the three trusses but they still need some more detailing. Before starting work on the floor beams, I will be applying Archer Fine Transfers N Scale Resin Rivet decals and adding several thin layers of DecoArt Americana Burnt Sienna acrylic flat base coat to the remaining unfinished sides of the trusses. After the sides are
Oct 21, 2022
After the end posts were assembled, I assembled the chords and diagonals using the same techniques. I also assembled some of the truss panels and now it's time to finish the assembly of the three trusses by joining those panels with the remaining girders. I will also be building an assembly jig to hold the
Jun 3, 2022
After assembling a test girder to see if it was possible to fabricate a laced girder in N scale from scratch, I decided to keep going with the original plan. Now I will be assembling the six end posts, the diagonal girders at the end of each truss. I could have used the test girder,