Building a Realistic Model Railway Bridge
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- čas přidán 9. 02. 2023
- Building a Bridge from scratch is really a lot easier than you might have thought,
The bridge is 1/76 scale and is inspired by a 2 bridges from Gloswarks Railway and severn valley railway Bewdleys. Follow the video to enjoy seeing how it went together.
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That looked brilliant Tris. Well done sir!
Great video! I always wondered how to hide the joins when putting two stone sheet’s together. Chamfer opposite sides and bingo! So bloody simple but oh so effective! Cheers for sharing this.
Thank you, and it’s my pleasure 😊
Hi Tris, that is a work of art. Thanks for sharing how you achieved it, the end result is stunning. Take care and stay safe :) :) :)
Thank you Colin, I really appreciate that. Take care too :)
Hi Tris= You can be proud of the bridge ir really looks great and now you have something unique for your layout.
Cheers Kev
Thank you Kev 😊
Your relaxed voice, honesty and presentation make your videos a pleasure to watch Tris. Thank you.
Thank you that’s nice to read 😊
Hi Tris, I am really impressed with your bridge. It looks fantastic, and I have learnt alot from watching your build. Well done Tris.
Tony
Thank you Tony 😊
The bridge looks amazing, Tris mate great work. I did not know how easy making a scratch build bridge is. I look forward th the scenic enhancements.
Thank you I’m glad you like it 😊
Wow, great result. I do like watching you build these scenic items. Very interesting and good to watch. Thank you Triss.
Thank you very much I’m glad you like it 😊
A work of art. Very well done. You have a very steady hand, which obviously helps. I have trouble cutting along a straight line using scissors..lol
Thank you, straight lines don’t exhist I’m just got at disguising mine 😊 I’m glad you liked it
Brilliant bridge and thanks for showing us your techniques.
Thank you, it’s been a nice project to do 😊
A SUPERB Build!
Thank you 😊
Hi Tris, excellent workmanship, great model, and great to finally meet you at Tony’s trains!
All the best,
Eric
Hello Eric, thank you very much. It’s nice to meet someone that enjoys the channel 😊
Hi Tris, great build! I very much enjoyed watching you create an amazing structure. Foamex is good fun to work with. The weathering looks top-notch. Looking forward to seeing it blended into the rest of the scene. Your videos are always relaxing and great to watch, thank you. 🙏
Thank you David, that’s very nice of you to say
Nice video, It's nice to see how people tackle scratch builds and to paint them. The colours of the stone looks really good. Cheers, Michael
Thank you very much!
great work Tris, very inspiring !
Thank you! Cheers!
Very impressive. Cutting Wills sheet is easier if you use an Olfa cutter/scriber as this actually removes the plastic from the cut rather than just pushing it to the side (which is why it gets harder the deeper you cut with a normal blade) good job on sanding the ends of the sheets to make the joints disappear too.
I like the soot you added, just about right, depending on how much traffic was going by. Check out the tunnels around Kings Cross, just completely black before all the sandblasting about 20 years ago. Period colour photos of your area are the best guide, as some branch lines hardly have any staining.
I’m looking forward to the next video😊.
That’s great thank you I will look up that cutter 😊
Well worth the effort, much better result. Well done
Thank you very much, I’m pleased I did it too 😊
Hi Tris, what I really like about you is the way you just go for it. You have come an awful long way since the first video I watched a long while back. Fantastic results from very basic materials and the time you have put into it is key to the realism of the finish. Really lovely job that, like it loads and I always get gripped watching you’re content..👏🏻👏🏻. All the best, Chris
Thank you so much Chris. It’s nice to read that, I’m always trying to improve but have fun at the same time. I hope you are well 😊
It’s a 10 from me Tris! A very well constructed video.
Thank you very much 😊
It looks absolutely fantastic. Love it.
Thank you very much
That is a wonderful looking bridge Tris, your skills are just amazing.👍🏻
Thank you Robin 😊
Hi Tris What a great looking bridge, really well observed weathering, and a good style of video presentation too. Thanks
Thank you very much. Also thank you for mentioning the video style as it’s something I’ve been working hard on
Hi Tris, the Bridge looks amazing well done! I've been following your channel for sometime now and I really look forward to seeing your progress with the layout.
Thank you very much,
What a superb bridge! I wish I had the patience and skill set to do this
Thank you, I’m glad you appreciate it
Beautiful bridge!
Hi Tris, just stumbled across your channel and I must say what a wealth of information there is. Thank you for sharing all that you have done. This is just what I was looking for and I am so excited to start building my own custom bridge.
Once again many thanks for your great videos.🚂🚃🚃🚃
Awesome modelling here, tris well worth the watch, mate 👍
Thank you very much 😊
Brilliant Job! Amazing skills mate 😊
Thank you very much 😊
Nice video Tris. I am Impressed with the way you built the bridge. The time and effort with scratch building a model is so rewarding once finished. A model to be proud of. - Nicholas.
Thank you, yes to build yourself something and to be able to look back at it is very nice.
Fantastic work, the bridge looks great 👍
Another great video thanks Tris.
Thank you very much!
wow fantastic I am just staring to build a railway after dismantling my layout due house move . i now live with the Dartmouth railway running at the bottom of my road of which i can see from my garden. this video will help me to try and build the broadbands viaduct thanks
That’s great, starting from fresh is always fun. Have a great time building your layout
Really like how this has turned out, makes the old kit look very toyish. Well done!!
Thank you very much 😊
A very realistic stone bridge. Quite an inspiring build.
Hello, what an amazing bridge. It is so life like, just like the real thing. Well done Sir, you have a great talent as a railway modeler . I shall look forward to your next video. 👍
Thank you very much that’s very kind of you to say
Awesome job Tris!
Thank you very much 😊
Incredible result Tris! Thanks for sharing the technique with us all - you must be really pleased with the result. The before/after with the old kit bridge is a night and day transformation. Take care
Hi Tris, having watched you from the beginning your modelling skills are getting better and better. I don’t always comment and haven’t done so for a while, as you have so many comments which is great to see, but you always get a like though. The production of your videos are excellent as well as the content.
The bridge is a fine example of what you are achieving so realistic and the way you’ve made it is put across so well.
Cheers Tris, keep up the good work, John
Thank you John, I appreciate that and always enjoy reading the comments. They give me motivation to keep making the videos 😊
I wont lie i watched this on 1.25x speed. good content but its a very relaxed pace.
Very nice one, Tris.
Thank you 😊
Great vid but gutted! Thought this was looking like the answer to designing and building arches for my scratchbuild but the cad design section was already done! As a beginner, I'd love to see how you designed the arches from start to finish!
Very impressive tris really well made enjoy your videos keep up the good work
Thank you very much!
Like your videos Tris specially using those modular boards.
Your motivating me to do a micro industrial colliery layout in 00!!!
Thank you, I’m glad I can help in some way
Hi Trish, really enjoyed the video. There is always great satisfaction on Scratch Building something yourself and you did a great job on that bridge. Cheers Greg
Thank you Gregory, I hope you are keeping well!
Cracking job Tris
Thank you 😊
Luckily there's a Hobbycraft here in Rugby that sells all the stuff you've used here. That bridge looks fantastic! Once I get some spare time I'll give it a go.
Good I hope you enjoy yourself 😊
Tris …. You get a 10 of 10 on this project 😊👍👍 !!! Very Well Done !!
Thank you 😊
WOW WOW WOW what an amazing accomplishment Tris, I've followed you for sometime now and I'm so impressed with the progress of your skill set. The bridge is really nice and looks so professional. In my opinion its a lot better looking than a brought one, the overall look is better and of course is a perfect fit for the space. You have inspired me and given me the confidence to have a go my self now thankyou so much .
pete
That’s really great to hear that. I hope you have a go and enjoy yourself with it 😊
@@OONeal I definitely will Tris that's for sure , i doubt it will be anything like what you have achieved, but I will enjoy doing it and learning as I go
Great looking Bridge
That bridge is fantastic? Please tell me the name of that board you was using?
Hey there!
This was great to see!
You have really captured the sense of a steam bridge!
My first thought was that you should try to get or borrow a locomotive with a steam generator and do loads of filming as it goes through! :)
Awesome work!
Thomas,
Great piece of work buddy
Thank you very much 😊
Hi Tris, lovely work .
Looks absolutely incredible. You're a true craftsman.
This is a method of construction that I have not seen before and seems a great improvement on many of the different methods possible. I like the accuracy and will try it on some of my future structures such as platforms and the like. I also love your painting and weathering techniques. A pleasure also to watch a skilled modeller at work. Best regards from Australia
Thank you very much, yes the different techniques make it more enjoyable as it takes away any repetitiveness 😊
Always love the calm way you do your videos Neal .really given me confidence to do some things on my layout and build skills i didnt have before
Excellent build, Tris! I really enjoy watching you do weathering. You make it look so easy! 😂
Looks really good Tris
Thank you 😊
I really enjoyed that tris I learn so much from you
that looks really good Tris I will give it a go on my layout
Excellent and thank you. I hope you have some fun making it for your layout
That bridge really is beautiful, a work of art.
I’v used Wills sheets often in the past, and have always used them as self supporting, due to their thickness.
My very first attempt at bridge building was way back in the very early 80’s, a plywood structure, with card tiles individually glued to represent stone outlines, then Polyfiller and PVA mix dabbed onto the tiles to give a representation of individual stone faces.
It worked well, but was extremely tedious.
Thank you, and thanks for sharing your experiences 😊
Fantastic scratch building skills
Nick Australia
Looks amazing, Tris! Great work. I don't think you went overboard with soot effects - looked pretty realistic to me. Looking forward to the scenic enhancements. ATB, Si.
Thank you very much :) Thats good to know about the smoke ash Thanks
Hi Tris, that's stunning. Carl.
Thank you Carl!
Great project. Like your video style
Fantastic job Tris, looks great 👌👌
Thank you very much!
Great job
Realistically portrayed bridge, well executed. Keep it up. Nice one
Thank you very much!
Hey Tris,
Such a fantastic build! I have a bridge to build on my layout and you've provided some much needed inspiration! Love the content so keep it up! :)
Cheers, James
Thank you James, I hope this video does help you in some way.
Very nice indeed👍
This looks perfect
Thank you very much
I have to say that this video was very inspiring so much so that i want to have a go myself now. Keep up the great work.
Thats great to know, I hope you do have a go 😊
Looks amazing Tris great work and nicely filmed and edited 👍
Thank you 😊
Really nicely done 😊
Thank you 😊
Wow Tris, you scratch building skills have grown tremendously, well done with the bridge. If I hadn’t of seen the video, I’d of sworn it was a bought item. Congratulations on growing your modelling skills, thanks for sharing 👌🏻👌🏻🏆 28:13
Thank you very much that’s very kind of you to say 😊
Impressive Tris
Thank you 😊
Looking good, Tris - that stonework painting technique is stellar! Not sure if this will help, but it might be worth trying out some different scalpel blades. I found No. 11 blades flexed too much for large cuts, so I now have three retractable scalpel handles with No. 10, No. 10A and No. 11 blades in each, as I find they all have a use. Anyway, lovely video - the layout it really shaping up. That rock face is stunning, by the way 😍
Thank you very much. Yes I must try out some other blade types 😊
Blimey, that’s a bit good 👍🏻
Thank you 😊
Cool!
Great build what's more it was very instructtive
1 word amazing
Thank very much indeed 😊
Wow! A real master class in bridge scratch building which will come in very useful for a future project. I'll come back to this video time and time again, for reference when I make a start. It really is superb and I hope I can get close to how your bridge looks.
Thanks for the video.
Bob
PS. Do you list the materials and sources anywhere so that I can have the best possible chance to emulate your work?
Looking good, excellent in fact✌️👍💜😊
I like using Wills sheet in 7mm, nothing worse than not addressing the seams - Allan Downes used to use a soldering iron, I've always used solvent and/or filler.
Technically UHU is an impact adhesive - I always use solvent free now as it doesn't string.
Nice smooth quiet running too - will you use Copydex to ballast the track?
Thank you, for ballast I’m a bit traditional still with 30% pva and then water. I’ve not tried the copidex way yet
@@OONeal Credit where credit is due😊👍✌️💜 I've dabbled with Copydex/latex glue and it seems to augment the cork etc, deadens sound, some other media type products might do as well too🤔🤔
Another excellent creation. It looks so realistic and the weathering and soot really brings it all together. I was intrigued to watch you do it. At the end of the video, when you shrank yourself down, did it look as good from ground level? 😊
Thank you very much, I’m glad you noticed me looking small at the end 😊 it looked very mighty from that size 😁
@@OONeal Glad to hear it.
Excellent work as always, and love the weathering techniques. One question about the 3d printed arches, was this the only method that you'd thought of, or had you attempted making these from salters, say? It's just that I don't have a 3d printer and wondered about alternative solutions to this type of build. Thanks
I’m sure you can work on some foamex but you would need to use a compass and a knife carefully.
What thickness is the foam board you use please ?
Dry brush some very darkcolour (whatever colour you use) into the Rock Recesses, I can see there is a bit already done but not enough to add some realistic contrast. Please do NOT take my comments as criticisms they are just my opinion. I do like what you have done and hope my comments are accepted asmy opinion but also maybe tips. I'm just building my Layout.No Track laid just about to start on some scenery, hopefully I can upload mine so that you can see I practice what I preach. T =)
Hello Tris
1970s racing bicycle
try a black whish next time
Great job Tris, but don't push harder when you're cutting. The result will not be good, just do more passes the way you did in this video.
It's hard to tell on camera, but I think your soot/smoke stains are pretty much on the money.
Thank you very much, yes I agree more passes with the patience to go with it is the way 😊
Mate, your video presence is great. But, (and there's always a but, isn't there?) your lasagna cutting face surely has a relationship with the bridge? Both are wonderful stone examples, but would they be seen together? Would you build a bridge with stone brought in from a long way away, or would you use the stone on your doorstep? Harsh, perhaps...