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Title: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: Brandlin on 07 July 2010, 01:48:18 PM

Now that I finished the watchtower i have sorted the bridge to match it.

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RRKBhA-2I4w/TDRsUTIdglI/AAAAAAAAC4g/MbguWnbeC2Q/s400/Tew-Fah+Bridge.jpg)

Will be a single A4 sheet and therefore around £5.

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RRKBhA-2I4w/TDRsVGg9gjI/AAAAAAAAC4o/IvbRajgn4wE/s640/TWF-03A+Tew+Fah.gif)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RRKBhA-2I4w/TDR0NdXymDI/AAAAAAAAC40/po9yhKJrR_0/s400/gateway.jpg)

More discussion and pictures on my blog (http://brandlin.blogspot.com/)

Title: Re: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: Dewbakuk on 07 July 2010, 03:57:56 PM

Good name. Is there a reason for the asymetrical shape or is it a design desire? Looks a bit odd having one of the end essentially unsupported.

Title: Re: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: joroas on 07 July 2010, 03:59:39 PM

Okay, where did the Tew-Fah come from? I got the others..........  ???

Title: Re: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: Plynkes on 07 July 2010, 04:06:48 PM

Quote from: joroas on 07 July 2010, 03:59:39 PM

Okay, where did the Tew-Fah come from? I got the others..........  ???

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y40/Plynkes/bridge-too-far-4.jpg)
"A Bridge Tew-Fah?"

Title: Re: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: joroas on 07 July 2010, 04:12:05 PM

Oh, man! That was way too corny.  Can he get his coat?  8)

Title: Re: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: Brandlin on 07 July 2010, 11:04:51 PM

I wanted to call the bridge Qwi but i was told not to by people with low pun tolerance! :)

The asymmetric design is intentional - I wanted to do something that matched with the idiosyncratic style of the rest of the buildings. I guess its one of those love or hate things - but i wanted it to be different.

One end of the bridge isn't unsupported, it's designed to mate to other buildings etc, so when it's installed (like the prototypes in this link (http://brandlin.blogspot.com/p/building-pictures-gallery.html)) it doesn't look unsupported. The holes in the ends of the bridge accept 4mm magnets that hold the bridge in place.

The design is also intentional to allow a gate component to be made to fill in the arch allowing an asymmetrical fort gate to be made.

Title: Re: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: Hammers on 07 July 2010, 11:13:13 PM

*eggs Brandlin*  :)

Title: Re: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: Brandlin on 07 July 2010, 11:17:11 PM

you are soooo gonna hate some of the upcoming names then....

Title: Re: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: Brandlin on 14 May 2011, 10:52:53 AM

I'm open and this model is now available...

Www.Brandlin.blogspot.com

Title: Re: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: former user on 14 May 2011, 01:12:21 PM

like the models
may I allow to suggest a slight redesign that allows for a mirror assembly?
or is it already possible anyway?

Title: Re: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: Brandlin on 14 May 2011, 01:28:59 PM

Hi... Not sure what you mean by mirror assembly? Do you mean the bridge with the arch reversed?

If so yes that's already possible.

Title: Re: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: former user on 14 May 2011, 01:37:51 PM

something like that - to enable building a double bridge, with a pillar support in the middle

I mean it's Your model, but as far as I can see from the lasercut plan, the two different sides on the top might be a problem?
maybe I'm wrong

Title: Re: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: Dewbakuk on 14 May 2011, 02:03:22 PM

I made a similar enquiry previously. The top barriers can be put on either side.

Title: Re: Tew-Fah Bridge (lasercut building kit)
Post by: former user on 14 May 2011, 02:35:33 PM

thx - I just checked it again myself in the assembly instruction

so now, only thing we need is a quadruple pillar with plinth and impost to support the middle   ;)