He has spent many hours reconstructing steam traction engines and saving parts of old machinery.

His latest project, a replica of the historic Hampden Bridge, currently sits in long-term Wagga resident Terry Ahern's memorabilia room.

The project took Mr Langfield over 260 overs to complete, as he reproduced the bridge in painstaking detail.

For these Wagga men, documenting the bridge that was once vital in connecting the two banks of Wagga was a worthy project.

The iconic bridge is near the end of it's life, with its demolition date nearing.

"It's part of the history but it was out of date so it was replaced," Mr Ahern said.

Meticulously observing the Hampden Bridge, measuring it, then scaling the measurements into tenths, Mr Langfield successfully reproduced a miniature model of the bridge.

Mr Ahern, who has watched the bridge deteriorate over his lifetime, said the bridge should never have been allowed to get into a state of such disrepair, but in its current state there was no point attempting to restore it.

"The cost of restoring the bridge would have been astronomical."

Made out of a piece of rivergum, constructing the bridge was not easy for Mr Langfield but something he thoroughly enjoyed.

"It was a fairly difficult task but I knew it would be," Mr Langfield said,

"I spent about six or seven months building it, I'd do it on the weekends and sometimes I'd be in my garage for five days," he said.

The length and difficulty of the project failed to deter Mr Langfield, who said he would be happy to do it again.

"I was hoping council might give me the privilege to make one for them out of the wood from Hampden Bridge."

Both Mr Langfield and Mr Ahern said they would be happy for the model to be exhibited in council exhibitions.

"I built it in three sections so it can be pulled apart, so it's easy to transport," Mr Langfield said.

If all goes to plan, like the bridge these Wagga men may make it into the history books.