Man with a hat Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 Hello all, I can finally present you my new bridge. It is 304 studs long, so that's more than 2.4m (or almost 8 feet) and I used about 12500 bricks: The thought of making a bridge started years ago and the design also took quite some time with a lot of design iterations in LDD. I can still see where I can make some improvements though ... But for now I consider it finished. It was inspired by a bridge I used to cross quite often in my student days. (Link) To be honest I first thought of using the railway bridge on the other side of that city but that would have resulted in an even larger bridge... I have seen many other truss LEGO bridges using the TECHNIC bricks but I wanted to have a cleaner look: And I am also satisfied with the cross bracing on the top and bottom In the end it has some sagging in the middel of about four plates. It seems a lot but considering the span it actually poses no problems for my trains. I am also busy with the design for the sides of the bridge. There is still some space to fill. The idea is to make a road underneath with a bicycle path next to it. But what do you think? Feel free to comment. Quote
Paperballpark Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 Wow, that is something else! Nice one! Quote
SavaTheAggie Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 Very well done. Can it pass the milk jug test? --Tony Quote
legoman666 Posted October 21, 2014 Posted October 21, 2014 Awesome. How much does it sag with trains on it? Quote
Man with a hat Posted October 22, 2014 Author Posted October 22, 2014 Wow, that is something else! Nice one! Thats an amazing project! Thank you. Very well done. Can it pass the milk jug test? --Tony Of course it can: But the 2.4 liter jug is the biggest we have here so I hope you don't mind I added the book and the "stroopwafels" to compensate for the difference compared to the gallon milk jugs you have. Awesome. How much does it sag with trains on it? I haven't really noticed any additional sagging with trains on it. I guess it is like with real bridges. The weight of the bridge itself is most important. Quote
BricksMcgee Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Wow, that's fantastic! Really like the use of non-Technic bricks, gives a much smoother finish Quote
lightningtiger Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 I'm impressed .......AWESOME bridge 'Man With A Hat'..........Brick On ! Quote
RTZX9R Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Great bridge... and those stroopwafels are VERY good, but not too common in the states. Quote
ronenson Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Wow, thats some bridge man. I'm very impressed. Quote
LEGO Train 12 Volts Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Hey Man with a hat, this is a great and delightful surprise from you! I like the color, the shape, how it's long and powerfull! TOP NOTCH WORK! :thumbup: Quote
domboy Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 And I thought he was kidding about the milk jug test... wow!! Quote
AlmightyArjen Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 This is just amazing, well done! Are you going to use it in a layout? Quote
wondermonkey Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 4 plates? Good engineering! how do you move it? Quote
Ashi Valkoinen Posted October 22, 2014 Posted October 22, 2014 Very impressive, maybe the best design I've seen so far. What do you think, can it hold two of my Stadler FLIRTs? (around 8 kg-s :D ) Quote
ecmo47 Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 So that is where all the blue 1x3 tiles and 2x3 plates went off Bricklink! Supurb model! Quote
WoutStopmotion Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) Holy fu- That is awesome! Although i feel like that's mostly because of the gigantic scale, the build itself kind of repetitive but it looks stunning though. Edited October 23, 2014 by WoutStopmotion Quote
Man with a hat Posted October 23, 2014 Author Posted October 23, 2014 Thank you all for your nice comments! This is just amazing, well done! Are you going to use it in a layout? I would love to, but I guess it needs some more work on the sides first. 4 plates? Good engineering! how do you move it? Good question. I am already wondering how to move it from the living room to the study/LEGO room... Very impressive, maybe the best design I've seen so far. What do you think, can it hold two of my Stadler FLIRTs? (around 8 kg-s :D ) Thank you and it should hold beautiful FLIRTS without a problem. It will sag it bit further but nothing disastrous. Quote
SpeedingWilly Posted October 23, 2014 Posted October 23, 2014 One word: asome! That's quite an expensive bridge. Quote
v6TransAM Posted October 24, 2014 Posted October 24, 2014 First, how do u afford to invest that much in a bridge? Second, that's a pretty cool bridge Quote
baard Posted October 24, 2014 Posted October 24, 2014 Impressive, and cool color Looking forward to seeing it with the surroundings you have planned Quote
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