STEP 1: Creating a bending template
1. I used this total view printed on normal paper
to determine the dimensions of the H-beam.
Photo courtesy of Robert Farkas, found on
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As a prototype for my H-beam, I chose the turntable
at the former Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad
(AC&Y) Brittain Yard in Akron OH. I found photographs
on the Internet showing the H-beam as a total view.
I used a side view to measure the H-beam, and then
calculated the proper scale dimensions.
My values were:
Full length of motive power on photo: 10.9”
Width of H-Beam on photo: 0.2”
Prototype length of motive power:
H-20-44: 51’ or 612”
Calculated H-Beam width: 612” / 10.9” x 0.2” = 11.22”
or 0.070” in N scale
I used Evergreen Scale Models #281 for the H-beam,
as it was 0.060” width (flange-to-flange).
Turntable bridge - 2
