Does any body have an erector set bridge on their lay out?I mean does it carry the weight of your trains pretty well?Because the look like its all metal.Let the replys come forth.
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The bridges built with square girders are particularly strong and should even carry standard gauge locos. A single square girder requires FOUR individual flat girders, so the caveat: it takes quite a few to make a decent size bridge!
Yep, the square girders make a very strong bridge.
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my Dad's from his younger day's... 
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briansilvermustang posted:
my Dad's from his younger day's...
Makes me think of timex tv ads."It takes a licking and keeps on ticking."
wild mary posted:Yep, the square girders make a very strong bridge.
A very strong bridge.Wow I bet it took some time to put that together.
wild mary posted:Yep, the square girders make a very strong bridge.
Very attractive!
seaboardm2 posted:wild mary posted:Yep, the square girders make a very strong bridge.
A very strong bridge.Wow I bet it took some time to put that together.
I'd love to take the credit but it's just a pic I found to shows how the square girders were used.
Erector Set bridges, elevated platforms, a signal bridge, and a direct gear drive for an Atlas turntable.
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Wow, this reminds me of the 1950’s, AC Gilbert’s big red metal cases, with lots of nickel colored steel curves, straights, red angle iron corners, electric motors, and screws and nuts, and so much Play Value..... Imagination, going Wild...Great Thread, Great Bridges, all fantastic memories.....NOW, almost 70 years later, we have 3D Printing, Home Computers, Instant Communication, Social Media, The OGR Forum....Happy Railroading...
Anybody collect A.C. Gilbert's Erectorbrik ceramic red construction bricks that weigh a ton.? My brother and I had several sets and played with them for years, building structures on the layout, on the living room floor, and out in the yard to blow up with fire crackers. Like to see pictures of some of them.
Hello, I am building an S-scale layout. In the pics of other people's designs that had AF trains, I saw they included erector parts in their layout. I'm searching for details and parts for a truss bridge that can work with a modern AF train built by lionel.
Here are two pictures of my old America Flyer layout showing bridges made from erector sets.
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This short video shows a big, heavy MTH PS3 Jersey Central FM Trainmaster crossing an Erector Aet bridge given to me by Leroof.
That bridge sits on top of a piece of wood about 8 feet long and 4 inches wide that supports it.
I had another bridge there before I installed the Erector Set bridge. The Erector Set bridge provides more stability and the train run better over it than the prior bridge I had there.
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Does anyone have parts and kits to look for?
