Walthers Pratt truss bridge assembly time-lapse
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Here is the time-lapse video of the Walthers HO-scale double-track Pratt truss bridge assembly. If you haven't already done so, be sure to check out the other video here: • Assembling the Walther...
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Hello Peter,
Well I've just finished watching your entire "My Layout" series, along with the entire "Truckee" and "Missabe and Western" series'. So now I am starting with this fascinating K &SV layout build series which ought to bring me pretty much up to date. Cheers!
Glad you're enjoying them.
There are several other play-lists as well: structures, layout-designs, operations, etc.
@@mpeterll
Oh yes, I plan to study the designs carefully.
Thank you for sharing your time lap camera did a great job
Very good video...have a good day
thank you for share this video
Thank you for the meticulous work! You make it look easy, but I know from "attempting" my own projects just how much skill and patience you must have to do those kits with that kind of precision! T4
Walthers did a good job with the detail. I've seen photos of similar type of bridges and the model captures the look very well. I can see there's a bit of time involved in assembling it.
Yes, I think this is on a par with the Central Valley single track truss as far as my favorite bridge kits go.
@@mpeterll Another nice one is the Walther's motorized bascule bridge.
Quite enjoyable.
Great video and great result.
Thanks
Wow that had a lot more build to it than I had thought. Nice going good demo.
You have the patience of a saint. I would have been tearing my hair out after a while.
Actually it went together very easily. There are a lot of pieces but nothing difficult. Just read the directions and take your time.
Thank you for sharing this time-lapse. I've been thinking about getting this kit and converting it to a single track width. With you video, it appears the two sides would be no issue, but all the cross members at the top and bottom would require significant reworking. Doable, but not quick. Again, thanks for this video.
Someone else left a comment saying that they had recently built the single track version, suggesting that what you want already exists.
Enjoyed the video documenting your bridge build. Looks like the new camera worked well. Bill B.
Walthers kits are great in that they are highly detailed. They have loads of parts. You need to stay alert not the mix them up. I speak from experience.
Your finished product is a beauty, at least as good as the picture on the box. How is the track to be supported on the bridge?
The track sits directly on the longitudinal beams, although I haven't decided yet what brand I will use. Walthers bridge track is expensive and only comes in short lengths (requiring a joint mid-span) while Micro-Engineering bridge track can be installed in one piece. Their bridge track requires that the guardrails be installed separately, which may be a bit of a pain inside a long truss bridge like this, but I think the finished result looks better since the guardrails are smaller rail than the running rails.
Very impressive Peter
Thank-you. I suspect that we will find a space for this same kit on your railroad.
@@mpeterll yes indeed 👍
Thank you mpeterll for your videos on building kits. If I may sak, what glue are you using when you assemble the bridges ?
I use Methyl Ethyl Ketone. It's available from home improvement stores in a quart can for not much more than hobby suppliers charge for their tint bottles. You'll need to start with one of the small bottles though and then keep refilling it as the quart can isn't a convenient container to work from.
@@mpeterll Thank you, will have to see if I can find it here in Sweden :)
Excellent video ! I have just purchased the single track version. Question: Do you think there needs to be any steel rod reinforcement on the bottom of the bridge? I have a $1,200 passenger train that will cross this bridge with a drop of 22 inches to the bottom of the river valley.
do you think you could have gone any faster ?
How long did this assembly, open box to finished bridge, take you? The video was a testament to your skills and Walther's quality.
I'm away from home at the moment and don't have my time-sheet with me, but from memory I think it was in the region of six hours - not including breaks.
Could use as a double track bridge for n scale
This is already a double track bridge for HO-scale. I haven't checked this particular kit, but most of Walthers structure kits are eventually released in N-scale as well.
Then a tripple track n scale bridge
I don't see any changes just hands flying everywhere.
No help at all
If you want helpful ideas about the assembly process, watch the construction video. This is only meant to be a bit of fun.