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Re: My newest creation, Hell Gate Bridge NY
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Fri, 8 Dec 2000 02:01:47 GMT
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Looks like the arch is made from 4.5v curved rails, right Arne? I really
like the look of it, very sturdy and even looking. Nice job.
I'd have to argue with the "two" arch bridges though, I have a technic arch
bridge that I made earlier this year.
http://www.ngltc.org/GRNBRG2000/image6.htm
http://www.ngltc.org/gats2k/image19.htm
It not a steep arch, but an arch just the same :)
jt
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James J. Trobaugh
North Georgia LEGO Train Club
http://www.ngltc.org
SRC <LEGOArches@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:G587Lt.838@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.trains, Arne Hackstein writes:
> > I am a Lego Fan from Germany, but I like US Trains. So I have
> > build a model from the Hell Gate Bridge near New York.
> > http://members.aol.com/chaot35/private/hellg1.jpg
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> Congratulations - There appears to now be two LEGO arch bridges
> in the world. :-) It looks good - a more "European" feel than mine.
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> I've managed to get enough beams to make a few of my bridges, but
> I don't know if I'll be able to have one ready in time for Christmas
> like I had hoped. I don't want to post photos till it's ready, but
> imagine a much more intricate version of my monorail bridge...
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=15921
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> I'm curious though what you've used to form the actual arch. I'm using
> Technic beams and a "Technic" my AFOL brother and I came up with.
> It appears to me that you're using something other than LEGO for the
> arch in your bridge - can you elaborate on the construction?
>
> SRC
> StRuCtures
> http://www.brickbay.com/store.asp?p=SRC
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| (...) Well, no, I'd have to categorise it as a type of through truss. Hell Gate and Sydney Harbor Bridge, for example, are suspension arch bridges. Essentially all members below the arch are in tension and the deck is suspended from the arch. (The (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: My newest creation, Hell Gate Bridge NY
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| (...) Don't forget Gianluca's bridge. I do not have the knowledge to categorize it with any authority, but it looks like and arch that is getting a little bit of help from a trussed deck. It too is a very nice bridge. The really neat thing about (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: My newest creation, Hell Gate Bridge NY
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| (...) in the world. :-) It looks good - a more "European" feel than mine. I've managed to get enough beams to make a few of my bridges, but I don't know if I'll be able to have one ready in time for Christmas like I had hoped. I don't want to post (...) (24 years ago, 8-Dec-00, to lugnet.trains)
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