A new bridge - design as you go? Finished 28:02:18

[olicana]

I've just finished the construction of a new bridge to span my forthcoming 'wide' river. I think it came out rather well for a design as you go affair. I usually have a pretty good idea of how a thing is going to look before I start construction but this build was very organic. I hope you like it too but, do you generally plan things out completely or generally make it up as you go?



More pics, etc. here (including a picture of the inspiration):

https://olicanalad.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/the-river-making-has-begun-and-new.html

[Etranger]

Looks good to me. You may not need the 'windowboxes' on this example though!

[OSHIROmodels]

I like that a lot 

I'm assuming the roof comes off?

Regarding your question, it depends on what I'm making. The vast majority of stuff is in my head before I start and I very rarely jot any designs down although I'm finding I plan out layouts etc more and more using cad. If I'm on a specific brief then I'll sketch it out for the client to see.

[marianas_gamer]

Excellent! I love it
LB

[olicana]

I like that a lot 

I'm assuming the roof comes off?

Though I don't normally do removable roofs (perhaps that should be rooves for H&M roofs), in this case the roof does come off for practicality - here's the link to more pics, and a pic with the roof off.

http://olicanalad.blogspot.co.uk/2018/02/the-river-making-has-begun-and-new.html

[shann1870]

That's lovely James. For your Italian Wars collection? Hope we can fit in another game soon. Cheers. Steve

[The Grim Mariner]

So so nice.  Excellent.

[olicana]

I've been unable to do much for while, and when I have not for long, because I'm recovering from a sprained right wrist. However, with a bit of left handed dry brushing, I have managed to finish this bridge. I suppose the question is, does it look like it's been done by someone else?

[Ben Waterhouse]

Vauban? No seriously, a lovely bridge .

[Eric the Shed]

looks fantastic

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

I think it is wonderful. 

I want to build one too

[95th Division]

That is a work of art.  Excellent job.

[Warboss Nick]

Good looking piece of terrain! Not shabby for working left handed!

The river is just painted MDF or do you have a special trick? Looks simple yet effective.

[olicana]

Thanks.

The river is just painted MDF with foam board banks. I've taken some pics of these sections in production. At some point I'll do a step by step blog post with paint colour notes, etc. - 'doing simple river sections on the cheap' - or something like that. In fact, the colour in the pic is a much brighter blue than the river looks in reality, it's much darker to the eye.

I've seen rivers done much better but I wanted nearly 20' of river sections with 180mm 'width of water', and I had neither the spare time (or money) to do that amount using the methods that give a better, more realistic, effect.

[juergen c. olk]

Wow..incredible..