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| The overpass model in progress next to the mock-up. Railings/jersey barriers are in front of the model--they will be attached after painting. |
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| One-lane highway overpass deck under construction, top view. Top surface is roadway material from the Rix highway overpass kit. |
More progress on the overpass at the west end of Dunes Junction. I used a Rix modern highway overpass kit and various Plastruct and Evergreen styrene stock and shapes, plus some other oddments from my vast collection of hardware. Heavy, durable construction is the objective. I used Tenax styrene cement and Super Jet extensively. To fill cracks and seams, I used Super Jet with accelerator, which is fast--no waiting for putty to dry, and it doesn't shrink as much over time.
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| Overpass deck, bottom view. Plastruct 3/8" channels with Evergreen .080" and .25"x.25" stryrene bracing. Sturdy! GRRR! |
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| Abutment with alignment hole, |
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That's a finishing nail glued into a hole to align
with abutment.
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| Pier bearing detail (Evergreen .040"x.060" strip) and align- ment peg sunk into the .25"x.25" bar stock. The peg is a piece of big ol' paper clip. |
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| Pier mounted to a rectangle of .040" styrene. The top horizontal member has been shortened and plugged with sheet styrene. Note hole on top for alignment peg. |
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