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    Re: Professional model making at LLW for £69! —Mark Morgan
   (...) This is too weird - I started to measure up this _exact_ same project on saturday, and decided that at 40 1x16 technic beams long, even I haven't got enough parts. What's your interest in the bridge - purely technical, or closer ties? I was (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Professional model making at LLW for £69! —Larry Pieniazek
     (...) guess it was cheaper than building a lift bridge or a bridge that had long approaches and crossed at the height of the conveyor platform upper carriage? Thanks for sharing that. It WOULD be an amazing model. 1 - previous contenders were canal (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Newport Transporter Bridge (Was Re: Professional model making at LLW for £69!) —Simon Bennett
     (...) Well I guess that proves that no-one looks at anyone's profile ;-) It's been down as my 'Someday I will build' for ages. In fact I thought I'd discussed this last year when doing the New Civil Engineer thing (and James Stacey mentioned the use (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Newport Transporter Bridge (Was Re: Professional model making at LLW for £69!) —Chris Fenter
      (...) I think I'm right in saying that the new Royal Victoria Dock Footbridge built (within the last 2 or 3 years) in London Docklands serving ExCel Exhibition Centre will also work in the same way - currently, you can take the stairs or a lift up (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Falkirk Wheel's Link with Lego (was Re: Newport Transporter Bridge) —Scott Arthur
     (...) I was lucky enough to get a tour of the Falkirk Wheel site last year. I did take some pictures (Disclaimer : it was a very dull day & I ran out of film before I got to the tunnel under the Antoine wall and the double lock). The bottom of the (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Professional model making at LLW for £69! —James Stacey
   I suppose I should go and have a look at the bridge - seeing as I only live a few miles away. I had heard of it recently but didnt realise it was such an old structure. I'll have to see if I can find plans for it -- James Stacey ---...--- (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-02, to lugnet.loc.uk)
 

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