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What an imposing structure the full size bridge must be  This will look very impressive to the people viewing it on display. Al
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Great piece of work, getting better and better everytime you post. Mark
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It looks awesome  its huge you are a very skilled person  great stuff  regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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That is a very impressive model. Really like your skills in making some of the complicated parts from scratch. Those pulley wheels are very well done. Happy Modelling
BUILDING: Hachette Spitfire Mk 1A, Constructo Mayflower
SUBSCRIPTION COMPLETE (Awaiting building): USS Constitution, Sovereign of the Seas, 1:200 Bismarck (Hachette)
COMPLETED: Porsche 911, E-Type Jaguar, Lam Countach
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delboy271155 wrote:Amazing work on this huge construction. Hope you don`t have to move it out of that room your in. Keep up the good work. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) Thanks Derek for the coolies. Actually looking forward to having my space back. The whole project will eventually go to the Ballina Maritime Museum, and yes it will fit through the door, sideways, with a half-inch to spare (according to my calculations).
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Spal wrote:What an imposing structure the full size bridge must be This will look very impressive to the people viewing it on display. Al Thanks Al. I am sure once the display gets crowded in with landscaping and the boat, it will lose some of that imposing size due to its current empty spaces surrounding the bridge. Every time I go to the museum I walk passed the display area assigned to the bridge. In its place is a display of maritime navigational aids on the Richmond River at Ballina. The scale is about 1/200. The whole display space looks tiny in comparison, yet it is exactly the same area. I know, because I have remeasured it a few times to make sure I have not made a mistake. It is an illusion for sure.
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Thank you Mark, Phil, and Tony for your encouraging words.
Decided to add the servicing gangway at top of tower.
Then painted the towers.   Received some plastic 1/72 scale figurines. I amputated the arm of one and reconnected it to make him look like he is waving. I plan to place him here (painted in high-visibility work clothes). 
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Created traffic lights with large 5 mm LEDs (easier to see from a behind point of view).
They turned out over scale, but I am sure the Ballina Museum can live with it.
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Beautiful work once again, am sure the museum are going to love the finished build....  .. Credit to you.... Regards Alan
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Thank you Alan.
to continue:
I discovered before installing the towers that once they are in, the span cannot be removed for repairs. There won't be enough room to pass above the pulley wheels. So I cut off the lateral bumper rollers (the hidden side) and replaced them with removable ones.
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This is coming along at a fast pace, looking good. Regards Paul Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Gibbo wrote:This is coming along at a fast pace, looking good.
Regards
Paul
Hello Gibbo.
It is fast because I posting photos in piecemeal to catch up to where I am at at the moment. Then it will be a lot slower. Thanks for your interest.
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Prepared road base. Installed the necessary span and traffic lights wiring along bridge girders. Assembled road, towers and traffic lights in one go.
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This is really coming along, nice attention to detail.
Graeme
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Thanks Graeme for nice response.
to continue:
Took me a few days to add all the matchstick posts and split bamboo skewer railings.
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Lovely work again it is a pleasure to watch this coming together regards Phil COMING SOON =1/72 Italeri diorama`s Battle for the Reichstag and Stalingrad battle at the tractor factory 1/16 Trumpeter King Tiger with loads of extras ON THE GO= refurbishment of 1/25 Tamiya tiger 1 , amt Star trek kits and space 1999 models
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a few days ? wow that would have taken me a few weeks, looks fantastic. Regards Paul Building: DelPrado HMS Victory. Building: DeAgostini Sovereign Of The Seas.
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Thanks Phil and Paul for kind words.
Had to tie up the loose wiring under the table, mainly to log and keep track of the wiring. So they got terminated, and extra wires were added for connections to the Control Box.
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Then I had the fiddly job of painting the railings.
I do not plan to paint the bridge to appear weathered, but as if brand new and unpolluted. It is something I learnt to appreciate from doing some architectural rendering in my youth. So, I gave the rest of the bridge a cement grey colour. The road will be painted to appear as concrete (with gravel).
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This build is going to be very popular with the visitors once it's complete nicely done so far. Al
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