Elevated switch tower

[Bill Barnwell]

Remembering back to my HO days I always had a fondness of a Atlas switching tower, and I stumbled on to a pathway solar light that looked very similar. A little pricy at $ 30.00 when I'm use to $.98, but for 2 but not terrible. Added a little evergreen styrene building siding sheet sealed the cracks, detailed the post to look like a large tree trunk post and added a styrene ladder. Even painted red and lettered it like my old Atlas one, fun easy build and memory maker, Bill

 

[trammayo]

Remembering back to my HO days I always had a fondness of a Atlas switching tower, and I stumbled on to a pathway solar light that looked very similar. A little pricy at $ 30.00 when I'm use to $.98, but for 2 but not terrible. Added a little evergreen styrene building siding sheet sealed the cracks, detailed the post to look like a large tree trunk post and added a styrene ladder. Even painted red and lettered it like my old Atlas one, fun easy build and memory maker, Bill

Good lateral thinking (and conversion)! I keep looking on ebay for the Aristo one - but there's always somebody else bidding! Will have to make one myself I think. Too much inspiration on here, I need to extend my list of things to do!

 

[dunnyrail]

Remembering back to my HO days I always had a fondness of a Atlas switching tower, and I stumbled on to a pathway solar light that looked very similar. A little pricy at $ 30.00 when I'm use to $.98, but for 2 but not terrible. Added a little evergreen styrene building siding sheet sealed the cracks, detailed the post to look like a large tree trunk post and added a styrene ladder. Even painted red and lettered it like my old Atlas one, fun easy build and memory maker, Bill

That would even work as a ground based hut or somesuch and it comes with built-in lights. Bargain I say. Great stuff.

 

[Bill Barnwell]

Good lateral thinking (and conversion)! I keep looking on ebay for the Aristo one - but there's always somebody else bidding! Will have to make one myself I think. Too much inspiration on here, I need to extend my list of things to do!

Your right, just about you think you've got the bid someone snakes you, there is one on eBay now but I think $130.00 is a little much, I bought these at Wal-Mart @ about $ 30.00 for package of 2, Bill

 

[Bill Barnwell]

That would even work as a ground based hut or somesuch and it comes with built-in lights. Bargain I say. Great stuff.

Thanks

 

[Paul M]

Amazing piece of inspiration there

 

[Bill Barnwell]

Amazing piece of inspiration there

Thanks, Bill

 

[maxi-model]

Clever and well executed. Max

 

[maxi-model]

Your right, just about you think you've got the bid someone snakes you, there is one on eBay now but I think $130.00 is a little much,

How much ! You pick up the Aristo' signal tower for around £25 2nd hand in some shops not so long ago. Max

 

[Bill Barnwell]

Clever and well executed. Max

Thanks, Bill

 

[Bill Barnwell]

How much ! You pick up the Aristo' signal tower for around £25 2nd hand in some shops not so long ago. Max

not sure what that equates to in US $ but about a week ago one sold for US $46.00 on Ebay