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Subject:	Re: Have you seen these pictures? Bridge of 5.15 m length....
Newsgroups:	lugnet.trains
Date:	Wed, 28 Nov 2001 22:39:53 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tony Hafner writes: > In lugnet.trains, Reinhard "Ben" Beneke writes: > > Ben(ny) Efde and Marco (from Leeuwarden/NL) have done a new record of a > > (100% pure) Lego®-train bridge which they have presented at their train show • in > > Leeuwarden last weekend. > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=87382 > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=8607 > > That's pretty big... is the 5.15m measurement the span? That is, is it > measured from inside the footings? > > Also, what are the black "cables" made from- Technic parts? Lego strings? > I didn't see any pics close enough to tell. > > In any case, I'll pass this along to Wayne Hussey... he built a bridge with > an 18 foot (or so) span, though it did use non-Lego strings for cables. Also used non-lego weights in the base. Damn, I can't get to Brickshelf - I'll have to check the pics later 8?( But for a totally 100% pure Lego bridge, just check here: http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=3057 8?) Span is 3.6m (about 11'10"). Should be complete by Christmas. ROSCO (real men build arch bridges!)

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		Re: Have you seen these pictures? Bridge of 5.15 m length....
(...) I watched the growing bridge since some weeks: of course such a design is by far more impressing! Wow! I think you should try to find a fitting theme in the www.creativity-contest.net for that masterpiece of technic beam use. (...) I do agree (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: Have you seen these pictures? Bridge of 5.15 m length....
(...) show (...) strings? (...) with (...) (about (...) (URL) is pure lego but the span is not that wide. Not my MOC S. (...) (22 years ago, 29-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)

		Re: Have you seen these pictures? Bridge of 5.15 m length....
(...) Excellent work! All these people making bridges and all I can do here in this miserable room I'm in is look?!?! My instinct says I'd better start working on that next generation of suspension very soon. And it will be better than this measley (...) (22 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)

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		Re: Have you seen these pictures? Bridge of 5.15 m length....
(...) measured from inside the footings? Also, what are the black "cables" made from- Technic parts? Lego strings? I didn't see any pics close enough to tell. In any case, I'll pass this along to Wayne Hussey... he built a bridge with an 18 foot (or (...) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)

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