#50084
12/19/2006 11:21 PM
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My buddy Rick needs a bridge over Dog Canyon for his 1/16th Pershing and Sherman. No doubt as an escape route from the Tigers.  This is Dog Canyon. I'm going to build him a bridge. Bernie "500 feet of bridge I can get anywhere"...
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#50085
12/19/2006 11:23 PM
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The bridge has to be 18 inches wide, 54 inches long with supports to span Dog Canyon. The first step is to make the planks. I've got some 1x4 boards that I was going to cut up for light wood to start my fireplace when it gets down to 30 below this winter. Now I guess we'll freeze.  "500 feet of bridge I can get anywhere"...
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#50086
12/20/2006 09:14 PM
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... looks like everyone’s on break!
"...a salute to a General is customary, Herr Blade;
Even on the left coast."
the Razor has landed!
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#50087
12/20/2006 10:54 PM
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Union rules bud. "500 feet of bridge I can get anywhere..."
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#50088
12/21/2006 07:06 PM
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OK Kameraden... break's over. The tricky part is getting that first plank straight... "500 feet of bridge I can get anywhere..."
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#50089
12/21/2006 07:31 PM
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...and the second one... OK, break time... "500 feet of bridge I can get anywhere..."
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#50090
12/22/2006 08:49 PM
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Laying the planks....
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#50091
12/22/2006 10:38 PM
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Installing the top reinforcing beams...
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#50092
12/23/2006 12:29 AM
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Reinforcing beams installed... starting to put up the railing...
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#50093
12/23/2006 01:03 AM
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One railing done...
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#50094
12/23/2006 01:33 AM
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Railings done on 2nd span...
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#50095
12/24/2006 03:55 PM
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The third and last span has been planked...
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#50096
12/26/2006 04:38 PM
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The 3 spans are now finished. Weathering next.
"500 feet of bridge I can get anywhere..."
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#50097
12/26/2006 09:46 PM
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All three spans completed and weathered.  Now for the tricky part... the trusses... "500 feet of bridge I can get anywhere..."
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#50098
12/28/2006 12:51 AM
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What the...
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#50099
12/28/2006 01:26 PM
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Wow Bernie, I've been workin' for the Santa union the past few days and need to catch up around here and all I can say is WOW! Thanks so much for helping us with this crazy idea, looking forward to doing the field installation. We'll add photos to this thread all the way through to the ribbon cutting!  Now some of you out there might think we have too much time on our hands but this is all in the name of fun! You see I decided to do what my Great Grandfather did with his backyard, he built a "Garden Railroad" back before WW II. We're going to do some re-landscaping of the backyard going into Spring time and have decided to do something similar for our R/C tanks. A series of dirt roads (and bridges) will be constructed so the tanks can reach all corners of the yard. We've already constructed one all weather road which has survived both the elements and the hound dogs so we have our road constrution method worked out. Nothin' but fun! Rick P.S. For some strange reason I feel like another set of Tiger tracks are heading my way!
"...a salute to a General is customary, Herr Blade;
Even on the left coast."
the Razor has landed!
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#50100
12/28/2006 02:40 PM
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Hey Rick. How about a thread on the "Dog Canyon Battlefield" project. It would be interesting to see "before and after" pics of the project. I'm consulting my crystal ball and yes, you're right. There is another set of Tiger tracks in your future.  Wait a minute.... I see more than tracks... "500 feet of bridge I can get anywhere..."
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#50101
12/28/2006 05:33 PM
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The track assemblers and finishes Union is already hard at work, Santa brought me a set of metal WW II T-66 style tracks for my 1/16th Sherman. Rick
"...a salute to a General is customary, Herr Blade;
Even on the left coast."
the Razor has landed!
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#50102
12/31/2006 04:54 PM
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Hmmm...... "500 feet of bridge I can get anywhere..."
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#50103
12/31/2006 06:55 PM
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Bernie, that is a fantastic looking bridge. When I was a kid I used to build models all the time but haven't touched one in years. After looking at all of the great work you, Rick Turner and others have posted You guys have inspired me to get back into it.
Since my main focus in collecting is Luftwaffe I will concentrate of Aircraft. I was raised around Aircraft (military brat) and I work for Bell Helicopter so I know the ins and outs them.
I have learned some great tips from reading post on this forum and seeing the effects on models I am anxious to get started. I bought an air brush and other supplies and I am ready to go. I have a "test" ME-109 that will serve as a building block and learning curve with all the effects and wear Aircraft endure.
If anyone has any tips or hints to shorten that learning curve I would appreciate any and all advice.
Ein kleiner warmer stapel des altenVonvetter.
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#50104
01/01/2007 01:50 AM
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DJB, modelling is a fantastic hobby. Lacking any artistic talent whatsoever, I try to make up for it in the building process. "500 feet of bridge I can get anywhere..."
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#50105
01/02/2007 10:27 PM
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Aha..... now it looks like a very strong 24" high column to support two spans of a wooden bridge over Dog Canyon. Four support beams of 5/8" poplar are reinforced with 3/8" cross members. The bottom 4 inches will be buried so I cheated and added a 2 inch screw into the reinforcing beam that spans the 4 supporting beams. One down, one to go. Now for the weathering. "500 feet of bridge I can get anywhere..."
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#50106
01/03/2007 01:50 AM
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Man oh man, don't cut yourself short Bernie, your artistic talent is in your scale model building.
I can see something going that will make all of our eyes pop out with the completed project of man, bridge and machine. Machine being a Tiger.
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#50107
01/05/2007 06:21 PM
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Bernie, the upright supports are perfect, just what I had in mind.  Hey Donnie, need any help just yell, always glad to help out. The Few, the Proud, the TR Collector-Model Builders!  Rick
"...a salute to a General is customary, Herr Blade;
Even on the left coast."
the Razor has landed!
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#50108
01/07/2007 01:41 AM
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Thank you Rick, I could use the help from one who is as talented as you are.
Would you help me out on some painting techniques for aircraft?
I look forward to any advice you could give me on some ideas I have.
Ein kleiner warmer stapel des altenVonvetter.
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#50109
01/07/2007 04:15 AM
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First support column weathered...
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#50110
01/07/2007 12:25 PM
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Damn that looks great!Hollywood will be calling soon,Just make sure to really stick it to them for "The Boys".Nice!!!! G.
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#50111
01/12/2007 11:04 PM
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The Dog Canyon Bridge is finished. As model bridges go, this is a big one! I laid it out in my workshop and had trouble getting it set up so that I could take pictures of the whole span. There are a few small errors in it that only us trained bridge engineers could spot. But it won't interfere with its strength. Please forgive the "trusses" at each end. Being 24 inches high, I had to find something that could hold up each end. The only "truss" I could find for the right span was made out of toilet paper. With the size restriction on uploading pics, I hosted these on ImageShack to try and give you the sense of the size of Dog Canyon Bridge.    "4 1/2 feet of bridge I can get anywhere..."
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#50112
01/12/2007 11:05 PM
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#50113
01/12/2007 11:23 PM
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Great work Bernie!
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#50114
01/13/2007 07:01 AM
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I love it Bernie! You went at that project with a fury and unbridled passion. I wish I had your enthusiasm. Only thing is I was thinking you have the start of one heck of a "working diorama" for your Tiger now. Are you sure you are going to be able to part with it when the time comes? ! JohnJ
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#50115
01/13/2007 02:09 PM
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Thanks John, Good point. As I was building it, I kept telling myself that this was pretty cool. I'd never built a bridge before so did some research on the net and modelled it off a bridge found in a 1/6th diorama created by Vince Abbot and his friends over in the UK. And yes, the thought crossed my mind that I could abscond with it and head off to Mexico with it under one arm and my Tiger under another. But I gave my word to my buddy Rick and my word is my bond. It will be heading off to the Republic of Kalifornia as soon as I can find a box big enough. Anyway, I'm already researching my next bridge project. "4 1/2 feet of bridge I can get anywhere..."
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#50116
01/13/2007 04:34 PM
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Beautiful job Bernie,the only difficulity I can spot is at the end of the bridge. The Tiger may sink a little when it hits the Charmin. But no matter, Charmin or Sherman is not much of a match for a Tiger. Plus the Charmin will wipe up the tracks. Great work.
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#50117
01/14/2007 02:21 PM
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Wow Bud! That's better than Hollywood! Great, great job. Man, I am truly blessed to have such a great friend, cohort (in every sense of the word) and model buddy in Bernie. Thank you very much my friend. Once the bridge arrives I’ll start a new thread covering its installation and some of the other things we’ll be adding to the “yard”. I’m currently kicking around the idea of making “Dragon’s teeth” out of old deep sea fishing weights. 4 1/2 feet of bridge I can get anywhere... Rick
"...a salute to a General is customary, Herr Blade;
Even on the left coast."
the Razor has landed!
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#50118
01/14/2007 07:11 PM
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Dog Canyon Bridge is boxed up and ready to go. Its fate now rests in the hands of Canada Post and USPS. God speed... Dragon's teeth. Now that's something I have also been pondering. Haven't come up with any ideas yet so a thread on making those would be most welcome Rick. "4 1/2 feet of bridge I can get anywhere..."
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#50119
01/15/2007 03:52 PM
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Where are the air holes for the little combat engineers!!
"...a salute to a General is customary, Herr Blade;
Even on the left coast."
the Razor has landed!
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