Hans-Joerg Mueller said:Only 6 years. Course this is wife #4...........Steve Weidner said:Sooooooo, how long has she been married to you? :lol: :lol:
My wife told me just because I can't find any of the existing workbenches, does not mean I need to build/buy another one for whatever new project I've dreamed up.
I think my winter project will be to hibernate… 
Oh, it’s so good to know that I am not the only modeler who has not seen the top of his workbench in years. I’m going to have to lose weight so I can fit through the “pathways” in my train project/storage room. On the plus side, it does encourage this geezer to stay agile and maintain good balance on his feet!
Have fun,
David Meashey
Steve Weidner said:Not to worry, with a success rate like that (you're still around) you must be doing something right. ;) ;) :lol:Hans-Joerg Mueller said:Only 6 years. Course this is wife #4...........
Sooooooo, how long has she been married to you? :lol: :lol:
Steve Weidner said:I use the archeology method for this. If I can remember (big if) how long ago I worked on a project, I know just how deep I have to dig. :P
My wife told me just because I can't find any of the existing workbenches, does not mean I need to build/buy another one for whatever new project I've dreamed up.
Our temperatures are getting to the point we can move back OUTDOORS! I’ll soon have the processing mill ready to build a place to put it and build the siding to service it.
Andy Clarke said:Good!
I think my winter project will be to hibernate.... :)
I hope to build a replica of these deck truss bridges out of styrene for my Little River Rail Road.
(http://i542.photobucket.com/albums/gg412/DrGrab/Longarmbridge-1.jpg)
(http://i542.photobucket.com/albums/gg412/DrGrab/Elkmontbridge-1.jpg)
Tom
David Russell said:Rooster, you'll be sorry! When he wakes up in the Spring and you're anywhere close you may just remember that he's an omnivore. First he'll growl and then ...Andy Clarke said:Good!
I think my winter project will be to hibernate.... :)
I like those bridges. Are you going to “build” trees too?
Nice bridges Tom! Good luck with them, I think they’ll go great on your pike!
I’ve been reluctant to use styrene for outdoor projects, having seen when styrene meets UV light. You OK with that?
Dave Meashey said:
Oh, it's so good to know that I am not the only modeler who has not seen the top of his workbench in years. I'm going to have to lose weight so I can fit through the "pathways" in my train project/storage room. On the plus side, it does encourage this geezer to stay agile and maintain good balance on his feet!Have fun,
David Meashey
So, Dave, you are an “admitted hoarder”.
I’ll contact that TV show for you.
David Russell said:I have to assess that one once it gets here as to whether it will be a restoration project :D or a hacksaw massacre :OVictor Smith said:Yep ...one should be arriving soon. ;)
A few small projects I'm sure will also crop up.
"So, Dave, you are an “admitted hoarder”. I’ll contact that TV show for you. " Heck no, John; I may run that HO and OO stuff again someday! 
And I definitely will not part with my favorite Hooker!
(http://1stclass.mylargescale.com/davemeashey/Davenport01.JPG)
GOTCHA’ Have fun, David Meashey
Victor Smith said:I will be watching....;)David Russell said:I have to assess that one once it gets here as to whether it will be a restoration project :D or a hacksaw massacre :OVictor Smith said:Yep ...one should be arriving soon. ;)
A few small projects I'm sure will also crop up.
John Le Forestier said:Hi John, What are your thoughts on painted styrene??? What other plastics for these bridges might work???
Nice bridges Tom! Good luck with them, I think they'll go great on your pike! I've been reluctant to use styrene for outdoor projects, having seen when styrene meets UV light. You OK with that?
Tom
Tom Grabenstein said:John Le Forestier said:Hi John, What are your thoughts on painted styrene??? What other plastics for these bridges might work???
Nice bridges Tom! Good luck with them, I think they'll go great on your pike! I've been reluctant to use styrene for outdoor projects, having seen when styrene meets UV light. You OK with that?Tom
Tom,
Might take a look here under the “G” gauge tab.
Tom Grabenstein said:I'm the wrong guy to ask about plastic, Tom. Aside from acrylic paint, I'm strictly a wood and metals kind of guy. But styrene outdoors, painted or not, gives me the creeps... I suspect it'd be a big job wasted pretty quickly :-(
Hi John, What are your thoughts on painted styrene??? What other plastics for these bridges might work???...
I know LGB plastic is UV resistant - it’s actually the same Saudi-invented stuff that’s used in the desert for water pipes. Getting it in structural shapes other than tubes may be quite another matter…
If I were building those bridges you’re looking at, I’d be thinking metal. A good source of L-section steel is the drywall corners at yr local home Depot. It comes in 8-ft lengths and you have to remove the paper from it. It can be soldered, though I’d probably drill and pin it or, maybe much better, I’d think abouit buying one of those little pop riveters.
Brass is good too, especially if you have a brake to bend it into L’s. A couple of brass doorplates and old brass letterboxes would set you up nicely, and cheaply too. Then you have to have a way of cutting strips from these items. Local metalwork shop maybe, or the high school shop teacher (?) These bridges would be a challenge, no question…
But, hey, there must be somebody who would know more about plastic than me…
I still think those bridges are the right thing for your pike & hope you can work this one out one way or another!