Bridges anyone?

[r_i_straw]

http://web.mac.com/priests1/iWeb/Wilhite%20Bridges/Home%20Page.html

[Doug A.]

WOW! Those are nice looking. Probably out of my price range but definitely looks like a quality product. I could use a couple of those T-girders. (of course, in N-scale!)

I couldn't find pricing or an e-mail link anywhere on the site. I'd like to e-mail him and see if N-scale would be a possibility, and at least get some idea on pricing.

Those t-girders would make good MOW loads as well. I have a pic of two segments sitting on a TTX 89-footer that would be easy to emulate with these.

[wig-wag-trains.com]

Even the ordering page does not give a complete address to send mail to.

[Doug A.]

Guess you have to know the secret handshake to buy his stuff!

[r_i_straw]

Originally posted by wig-wag-trains.com:
Even the ordering page does not give a complete address to send mail to. Hmm. I found all the following information.

Scale Segmental Bridge Co.
P.O. Box 34433
North Kansas City, MO 64116

[Doug A.]

Where'd you find the PO box? It doesn't appear on the page I view. I assume you did further searching on the web?

Anyway, I am doing something I haven't done in about 15 years and actually writing a snail mail to somebody. Going to see about his interest in doing something in n-scale and see if his pricing will scare me off. I figure for one-sy two-sy bridge(s) I might be able to work something out. I view bridges third to locomotives and rolling stock in making the model railroad so it might be worth spending some cash on.

If anybody has other questions, let me know and I'll throw them in with my letter.

[r_i_straw]

I see it with one computer but not with the other. Very stange indeed. On one computer these images look identical, on the other the PO Box is missing. These are from screen shots I saved and posted to my rail images.
http://www.railimages.com/albums/Modeling-stuff-and-train-room/aed.jpg http://www.railimages.com/albums/Modeling-stuff-and-train-room/aec.jpg

They must be still working on the web page because things keep changing.

[ February 06, 2006, 12:59 PM: Message edited by: r_i_straw ]

[watash]

Looks like a winner to me.

I agree, if he does make some for 'N' scale, his business will be off and running due to the numbers of 'N' scalers buying these days.

His prices are probably in line with everyone else. You can always sell the family car and rent out the kids. :D

[ February 26, 2006, 07:42 PM: Message edited by: watash ]

[maersk146]

Hello, Everyone,

Thanks for all your comments about Scale Segmental Bridge Co.'s website, www.scalebridge.com (http://www.scalebridge.com)

As you may have surmised, I am still trying to develop the website. I am very new to the web development game and, so far, the website was built by someone else. I don't know which browser would view it best.

At this time I have no plans to do any N scale bridges, due to the small size (my eyes aren't all that good anymore!), and because making Hydrocal parts in HO scale is hard enough. The cross-sections on the thinnest portions of some of the bridge parts would be very fragile, at best, even if I were able to get the plaster into the molds.

I appreciate the interest from the N-Scale community, however, and perhaps may consider developing something in that scale in the future.

Any inquiries you may have may be sent to me through info@scalebridge.com. I check Trainboard sporadically, so any posts made here regarding my products may go unanswered for some time. Sorry.

Thanks again for your interest in Scale Segmental Bridges.

Keith Wilhite

p.s. Oh, and no, there is no secret handshake required at this time. I can only hope that my business levels advance to the point where I might have to institute such a device to control workload! Thanks for the idea, Doug!

[ March 17, 2006, 08:22 PM: Message edited by: maersk146 ]