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Yes, it’s a model - 2
3: Thoroughfare Gap Railroad #27 crosses over Short Ravine
bridge on Luke Blackbeard's HO scale freelance railroad, lo-
cated in New Zealand.
Luke says, “Set around the turn of the century, I scratchbuilt the
bridge from balsa and stained it with acrylic craft paints. It was
inspired by the Central Pacific Railroad's original wooden bridge
over Long Ravine near Colfax, California. My version is much short-
er and is curved.
“The bridge was covered to protect it from the elements but I
wanted to show off the underlying structure so I decided to make
a scene showing it being closed in. The two workers on the bridge
are fromMusket Miniatures and the locomotive is a Bachmann
Spectrum 10-wheeler (still awaiting decals for the tender and a
little weathering). I built the canyon walls using plaster castings
from either Woodland Scenics or home made tin foil molds.”
MRH-May 2013
