Kato Bridge Bash

[upguy]

You are probably well aware of the Kato single, track, truss bridge; but I wanted a bridge that was more prototypical of the bridges that I have seen on the Union Pacific here in Oregon. Most (if not all) of the bridges that I have seen in this area utilize a shorter span, so what to do?

I saw in one of the N-scale magazines where another modeler was cutting down Kato bridges to make the UP bridges, so I decided to give it a try.

This is a Kato bridge before the operation began....

 

[upguy]

I took two Kato bridges and cut off the two end sections of each one and cemented them together. I was thus able to make two shorter bridge spans that looked more like the bridges that I wanted.

The bridge in the foreground of this picture is the result of my "cut and paste" operation.

 

[upguy]

From the two center sections that were left after I removed the ends from the original bridge pieces, I did some additional cutting and pasting to get another bridge section that I hope to use as the start of another bridge.

On this section you can see the splice like I made to combine the original end sections. The center pieces also had to have some of the other supports removed to get the proper shape on the portion left.

 

[Gavin Miller]

That looks really cool!

Bet that gave you a sense of satisfaction when you sat back and looked at the finished result.

The double bridge looks really good sitting across the future river bed. I'd like to see a photo of the completed scene.

Gavin Miller in Perth, W. Australia

 

[cpr_paul]

Looks good!

I did a similar bridge-bash a few weeks ago - I'll have to get the camera out again and post some pics.

 

[Lighthorseman]

Originally posted by Gavin Miller
The double bridge looks really good sitting across the future river bed. I'd like to see a photo of the completed scene...

That goes for me, too! Nice work!

 

[upguy]

I hope you guys don't mind waiting a while because the scenery work is still a ways off. I'm pretty overwhelmed right now with the benchwork and track laying.

 

[RI541]

Good things come to those who wait, I'll wait,

love the bridge, that give me an Idea maybe.