New Signal Box - Kit Built

[DCB]

Well, with most of the work done on my extension to the bottom of the garden and the recent cold wet weather keeping me from doing anything else outside, I dug out a Piko Kit that had been lurking in the garage since last autumn. The Rosenbach Signal Box kit is a good size and looks good on the box. Three evening sessions was all it took to build it. A well designed kit, easy to build and being made from a heavier plastic, it means that there are no warped or twisted pieces to join together. Windows are all glazed, drainpipes are now fitted as a door handles and the outside steps to the upper level. All in all, it looks very nice and that's straight out the box. If you were inclined, you could paint it or highlight parts individually, but I'm happy with the way it is out of the box. I'm waiting for some new figures to arrive so I can fix them inside beside the levers to give it a wee sense of being occupied. Hopefully they'll be here by the weekend and I can fit the last roof panel and get the signal box installed on the railway outside. I'll post a photo once it's in situ on the railway.

Now to start the next wee kit project, the Rosenbach Station building kit. Hoping it will be as much fun to build and will look as good once finished

 

[viaEstrecha]

I used the top part of one as the basis for my own box and I have been very pleased with its strength. The only issue I have had is that the glazing material is flimsy and a strong storm blew in the windows and eventually the entire box flew across the garden. The only structural damage was the stovepipe chimney becoming detached. I have just replaced the glazing with 1mm clear PVC and so I think it should be fine now, The lower half and original steps will be used in another model later this year.

 

[simon@mgr]

Very nice

 

[gregh]

Now that is SOME interior detail. Brilliant. My jaw is still dropped.
I hope the basin has running water.

 

[ge_rik]

You certainly have an eye for detail, Martyn. Very nicely done! The pose of the signalman is just right too.

Rik

 

[DCB]

Very nice detailing indeed. There is a lot of room inside the kit,so there's a lot of scope. That however is exceptional. Well done indeed. I lik the alternative steps and the fact you've cut down the height of the model to suite your own needs, very nice indeed.

Maybe I'll have to rethink and raise the bar a bit

 

[viaEstrecha]

Oops, guilty of thread hijack, sorry! This is more interior. It is all made from scraps: pen top, offcuts, washer, straw, pins etc, and Fermin the signalman began his career as a mechanic

 

[DCB]

Two packages safely delivered to my office for me today. Going to be a busy weekend. Figures now at hand to complete the signal box and a couple of new signals arrived for the new station on the extension. I think this weekend will be a railway weekend

 

[Riograndad]

Keep us posted

 

[DCB]

New signal box completed and installed onto the railway and as a bonus, my new station building was built and completed whilst sitting out in the sunshine yesterday. Just got to get the name boards sorted with my station names and it`s all ready for action.