Building A Covered Bridge

[@AlasCon]

Very creative! Nice to see you back at it, Ben 🙂

[@bensmodelrailroadworkshop]

Thank you, it was fun to build!

[@trainwild]

Wow, that covered bridge looks awesome. Nice work Ben! 😀👍

[@bensmodelrailroadworkshop]

Thank you!

[@trainwild]

@@bensmodelrailroadworkshop Your welcome! 😀

[@augustbilliau12321]

its very nice looking but covered railroad bridges usually are a bit taller and have more trusses like a town lattice or double lattice but over all, you did a nice job.

[@bensmodelrailroadworkshop]

Hi, you are correct, it's not 100% to the prototype. This was my first attempt and I was learning as I progressed. On my next one. I'm going to strive for better detail. Thanks for the comment!

[@thomaswuthrich7859]

Ben, I just discovered your channel and have been watching your videos. I'm not very well "versed" in how to use KZbin so please accept my apologies if I'm doing this wrong. I'm working on my second (and probably last) layout after retiring. My first layout was over 50 years ago and what fun it was! After "re-starting" my hobbies I realized quite suddenly that it's "not quite like it used to be". Hobbies seem to be a thing of the past. Anyway, I'm going to fill a 3 foot gap on my layout and you have a video that is exactly what I'd like to do. I have two mainlines running side by side. To make a double track, do I simply widen the deck or is there more to it? I know prototype trestles would require more structure. Do I need to do that on a trestle like the one you built? Thanks for your exceptional videos!

[@bensmodelrailroadworkshop]

Hi Thomas, thanks for the question and also for vising my channel. If you are going to run 2 mainlines running side by side, I would suggest allowing a minimum of 3 inches between them. If you add a trestle structure, I would recommend a minimum of 8 inches between the lines. I agree with you, things have really changed in this hobby over the years, but like you I find it's still a ton of fun! I hope this answers your question, and please feel free to keep in touch with any future questions or comments. Thank you!