How tall is it? Great job. I’m guessing he has a pro?
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Geesh, like everyone else; I’m really looking forward to seeing the completed project!
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If I tried to make this, I might fall on my caboose!
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WOW!! Can’t wait to see the finished project! Impressive!
Wow! That is great to have those diagrams!
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Welcome to the forum. That is fantastic, I can’t wait to see the finished project. Please, please post more.
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Very impressive… Love It!!!
Clear Outdoor Acrylic or something like it.
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Yes we have a Pro. Cut from 20" x 48" sheets of MDF
The bridge is made with MDF?
OH WOW!!! This is amazing! My 6 year old nephew is a train fanatic and he would FLIP if he saw this!
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I have a tressel for my garden train made from redwood. Even with penetrating outdoor stain, the moisture and sun are hard on it. I am afraid that mdf will not perform well under outdoor conditions. I suggest trying the coating out on some test pieces and leaving out in the weather to see how the coated MDF performs. A penetrating epoxy formulation followed by a dark outdoor stain (to simulate the color and texture of creosote treated railway timbers) may give it more life. I have used Cabot oil based deck and siding stain in Cordovan Brown on pressure treated scale lumber pieces and it looks convinceingly like creosote treated wood.
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THAT is AWESOME!!! WELL DONE!!! My dad was very much into HO scale trains. I can’t even imagine the things he would have come up with to make on a Glowforge had they been around in his time! That is so very cool!
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Thats enormous. Look forward to the Caboose.
No I did not make the bridge. I have the blueprints for a standard Seabord RR Trestle from 1925 . I sent the pics in case someone wanted to make a trestle. If you need close ups let me know. peggy_nowell 's husband made a RR bridge.
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