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Greetings. This is a scale model of the Maumee River Crossing bridge, a cable-stayed bridge currently under construction in Toledo, Ohio, USA. In this picture it is only 70 percent complete (14 of 20 cables), and measures 9.5 feet long (2.9 meters). (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.announce.moc, FTX) !!
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(...) Nice. Spotlighted. Is this the bridge project that's causing all the snaky I-280 detours? The shape of the bottom roadway seems to suggest it is... (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Larry, I appreciate that. Yes, you picked it out, that's the one. I feel like I'm driving in one of those urban Grand Prix races when I drive through there. It looks like my model will soon be put on display at the field office for the (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Duane- Well, we've still got you for the moment. Ours is 384 studs long, which is slightly over 10 feet. (URL) Nice job! Looking forward to seeing the completed work. -Ted (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Could you check that link? it appears to be broken. Thanks! (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Worked for me at least... (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Wow, very nice! They sure do make attactive bridges, don't they? I can see why they're popping up all over the world these days. (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Seems to be working in your message. Or did you mean something else? Perhaps the SCLTC server was tied up or your access to it was thwarted when you tried? -Ted (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Duane- The funny thing is that cable stayed bridges are not "new". They've been popping up all over the world since WWII. They just haven't been as common in the US where our aesthetic sense in public works is always overridden to save a dime (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) So you're the genious who made it! Very nice! I've was looking at the pics you have up on (URL) BrickShelf> a few days ago and been wondering about it. Gotta few q's- About the roadway: will it be tiles or schleim'ed? Will you be posting more (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Ya, prolly that. Sorry! (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Thank you for the kind words. I started pricing tiles for the roadway, and it looked like it was getting into several hunderd dollars, so I shelved that idea. You'll have to fill me in on what "schleim’ed" means! I dind't get any other pics, (...) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) SNOT construction.(1) Turned sideways, presumably. See this (URL) LUCNY> thread on road building, for example. 1 - Studs Not on Top. Schleim is German slang for mucus. Blame J2 for popularizing it by making up T shirts... (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Ick. These shirts are more suitable for public viewing while not ruining people's appetite: (URL) (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Oh, but I digressed -- the answer to your question is "neither"... it's just studs-up. (20 years ago, 5-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Oooh - a "mine is bigger than yours" contest! (Sorry, couldn't resist!). The design is different, but at our latest GETS show, NALUG's Laszlo Szojka showed a 17-foot bridge using a similar cable technique: (URL) quite the classic cable-stay (...) (20 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.build)
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(...) Wow, very nice! I also like the shark feeding frenzy! (20 years ago, 6-May-05, to lugnet.build)
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(...) The pictures don't do it justice. It was pretty impressive live. (20 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I'll say. I don't think I've EVER seen a MOC so big that it "shaded" other MOCs! (20 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) It was amazing - since I was right next to him during the build, it was fun to watch too. Other than my one tall GBC module, we could have run most of the GBC right under it in its shadow, with plenty of room left over. (20 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) Thank you for your kinds words, gentelmen! I THOROUGHLY enjoyed my first AFOL event and look forward to many more! (20 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) show at Fullerton. I love this NALUG bridge. If immitation is the sincerest form of flattery, consider that design in the queue to have its double deck construction copied! Meanwhile, back to the "my dog's better than yours": Last time we (...) (20 years ago, 9-May-05, to lugnet.build, FTX)
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(...) I'll let Laz know (I don't know if he reads Lugnet) - he'll be pleased. (...) All in one night? - that's a lot of putting together! I don't know how long Laz took to do his bridge, but I imagine it was a lot more than one session. There were 4 (...) (20 years ago, 11-May-05, to lugnet.build)
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