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Offline Dalauppror

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Wooden Suspension Bridge
« on: August 14, 2013, 06:28:49 AM »


I have built me a Wooden Suspension Bridge for our "A Very Moderate Swedish Conflict" club project. The inspiration I got when I was visiting my grand parents home willage Floda in Dalarna (Sweden) this summer. The Wooden Suspension Bridge in Floda was built in 1922.



My bridge project starten when my friend Oskar donated some parts of a 1/72 Airfix Pontoon Bridge to our project.



I thought the railings resembled the Floda bridge so I just had to build me some Bridge towers and then will have me a small Wooden Suspension Bridge. You can see more pictures of the finished bridge at my blog.

Best regards Michael


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Re: Wooden Suspension Bridge
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2013, 07:07:05 AM »
Very interesting bridge and you've done a great job on it  8)

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Re: Wooden Suspension Bridge
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2013, 09:08:01 AM »
Very unique design, that somehow still looks very Swedish (but then again all the Swedes I've met have been... unique :P). Look forward to seeing this in an AAR.
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Re: Wooden Suspension Bridge
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2013, 09:31:29 AM »
Looks great  :-*
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Offline carlos marighela

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Re: Wooden Suspension Bridge
« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2013, 01:36:29 PM »
Excellent work, a very nice looking model.
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Re: Wooden Suspension Bridge
« Reply #5 on: August 14, 2013, 01:40:55 PM »
Great work! You are terrific hobbyist! Your Kalmar project, and now this? Fantastic!
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Re: Wooden Suspension Bridge
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2013, 09:37:57 PM »
Thank you very much !

I´m glad to be able to provied some odd Swedish inspired projects:)

best regards Michael

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Re: Wooden Suspension Bridge
« Reply #7 on: August 14, 2013, 09:59:20 PM »
I´m glad to be able to provied some odd Swedish inspired projects:)

And I am certainly glad that you did.
A wonderful project with a great finish.
 8) :-* 8)


Offline War In 15MM

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Re: Wooden Suspension Bridge
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2013, 02:17:16 PM »
Great job!  Richard

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Re: Wooden Suspension Bridge
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2013, 05:00:21 PM »
Beautiful. Well done Michael  :)

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Re: Wooden Suspension Bridge
« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2013, 11:15:02 AM »
Thank you mates !

Now I´m working on a "Dalkulla"... more about that in a later post;)

Best regards Michael

 

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