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Re: Trestle bridge help

Post by philipy » Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:36 am

Jimmyb wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:40 am Very impressed, still trying to find a UK outlet for landscape liquid nails, load of Australian and US outlets!
I doubt you'll find it here. However depending what you want to do with it, I'd try Everbuild Stixall, it works on most stone/concrete/brick surfaces and will even set underwater. It has thick but squashy silicone type texture and can be bought from the manufacturers ( Google "Everbuild" ) or Toolstation ( when they reopen!) or online via Ebay and probably others.
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Re: Trestle bridge help

Post by Jimmyb » Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:11 pm

philipy wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:36 am
Jimmyb wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:40 am Very impressed, still trying to find a UK outlet for landscape liquid nails, load of Australian and US outlets!
I doubt you'll find it here. However depending what you want to do with it, I'd try Everbuild Stixall, it works on most stone/concrete/brick surfaces and will even set underwater. It has thick but squashy silicone type texture and can be bought from the manufacturers ( Google "Everbuild" ) or Toolstation ( when they reopen!) or online via Ebay and probably others.
Philip, many thanks, I have tried Evode "Sticks like Turbo/Sh*t" honest that is the name, which works well (sometimes)

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Re: Trestle bridge help

Post by GAP » Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:17 pm

Jimmyb wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 5:11 pm
philipy wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:36 am
Jimmyb wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:40 am Very impressed, still trying to find a UK outlet for landscape liquid nails, load of Australian and US outlets!
I doubt you'll find it here. However depending what you want to do with it, I'd try Everbuild Stixall, it works on most stone/concrete/brick surfaces and will even set underwater. It has thick but squashy silicone type texture and can be bought from the manufacturers ( Google "Everbuild" ) or Toolstation ( when they reopen!) or online via Ebay and probably others.
Philip, many thanks, I have tried Evode "Sticks like Turbo/Sh*t" honest that is the name, which works well (sometimes)
In bold sounds very similar except for the underwater bit.
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Re: Trestle bridge help

Post by Jimmyb » Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:01 am

A bit of research and it seems these are a MS hybrid polymer formulation, lots of brands on the market, some are going to better than other, and with slightly different properties, it would seem even a single brand has multiple products, so I will dive into the market, and let you know what I think of the one I buy :)

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Re: Trestle bridge help

Post by GAP » Mon Apr 06, 2020 9:31 am

The wire safety barrier has been installed and clearance was tested, all is OK.
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This is my widest loco and it clears the barrier I used it's measurements to set the width of the walkway.
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Re: Trestle bridge help

Post by Jimmyb » Mon Apr 06, 2020 5:36 pm

Nearly had a catastrophe on one of my raised curves over my stream, whilst running my RH Fowler, a little too fas down hill into the curve, and it left the track, luckily NOT falling in the water. I need to drive more carefully, and maybe some type of barrier.

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Re: Trestle bridge help

Post by ge_rik » Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:28 pm

Have you turned the heads of the nails into fancy finials? That's what I call attention to detail!! :thumbup:

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Re: Trestle bridge help

Post by GAP » Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:21 am

ge_rik wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2020 7:28 pm Have you turned the heads of the nails into fancy finials? That's what I call attention to detail!! :thumbup:

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Finials!!!
Rik, this is a bush railway it is a sheer luxury getting galvanised posts for the safety rail ;) ;)

Now that I have updated my Blog I may need some expert help on how to group all the posts from start to Stage 1 completion into one area so I do not have a huge list of posts going forward.

I have broken this build into 4 Stages;
*Stage 2 is a town area which is all flat and just involves building something similar to Greg's Melaleuca
*Stage 3 is getting a line back up hill with about half the space used to get it down hill (did someone say Helix???) and
*Stage 4 which is a loop through the shed (a board can be seen in one of the pictures where the propose line will run) with storage under the HO layout.

What possibly can go wrong with all that?? :shock: :shock: :shock:

Meanwhile I have something to run locos on even if it is only FWD and REV up and down the same line, although I have considered a temporary switchback to give some interest.
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