STEP 5: Final touches
11. The finished turntable bridge with details.
Handrails are made of AWG 28 copper wire using a
template and a small soldering iron. The walkway is
made from basswood strips.
To finish the arch, I placed an electrical connection
box on top of it. I made this box from squares of
styrene of various thickness.
The steps are made from AWG 28 copper wire glued
to the bridge with cyanoacrylate glue.
I also used a AWG 28 copper wire for the power
wire running inside the bridge.
With all details in place, I spray painted the bridge
flat black using my airbrush
.
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Turntable bridge - 7
Mike Holly
lives in
Germany,
near
Wiesbaden.
He got his
first trainset
at the age of
10, and started two German-
themed layouts. After
visiting a local model railroad
convention a couple of years
ago, he got infected by the
U.S. model railroad virus.
After moving to a new house,
he started the planning
process for his first U.S.-
themed, proto-freelanced
layout, the “Elizabeth Oaks
Branch Line.” Construction
of the layout started in 2011,
and today he is planning to
extend the layout to add
more operation.
Mike has a Bachelor of
Engineering degree in Road
Design & Construction.
He is married to Nicole, and
has a 3-year-old daughter
who loves railfanning.
MRH-Sep 2014
