railwayman198
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A small lineside cameo that I have just about completed, mostly using bits that I had lying around.
The flagman is a Phoenix 16mm metal figure that I modified some years ago for my old indoor layout. I cut his arms off, drilled through his shoulders and bent up some brass wire so that he could wave his flag.
The motor is from a Piko gravel works building. The loading hopper kept on jamming so I took the motor out and used it to move the flagman`s arm instead. Way more powerful than required but it already has a flywheel cam fitted so it does the job.
The hut is from Pendlebury.
The plinth that holds the electrics is a plasticard box clad with natural stone from Richard Stacey. I bought a job lot cheap on ebay some months ago and used some of it on this project. The plinth is a bit bigger than I would have liked but I found that the motor needed to be located a couple of inches below the man to get a nice smooth arm movement. I can always say that the hut was raised to give better visibility 
The small hole in the plinth is to allow a screwdriver to access the cam fixing if it needs tightening
With the lid off
The last couple of pics show the mechanism. Inside the plinth are a the motor, 6xAA battery box, and an el cheapo remote control on/off switch (keyfob transmitter shown in last pic). The 6 AA`s give a nice realistic speed to the arm movement.
The flagman is a Phoenix 16mm metal figure that I modified some years ago for my old indoor layout. I cut his arms off, drilled through his shoulders and bent up some brass wire so that he could wave his flag.
The motor is from a Piko gravel works building. The loading hopper kept on jamming so I took the motor out and used it to move the flagman`s arm instead. Way more powerful than required but it already has a flywheel cam fitted so it does the job.
The hut is from Pendlebury.
The plinth that holds the electrics is a plasticard box clad with natural stone from Richard Stacey. I bought a job lot cheap on ebay some months ago and used some of it on this project. The plinth is a bit bigger than I would have liked but I found that the motor needed to be located a couple of inches below the man to get a nice smooth arm movement. I can always say that the hut was raised to give better visibility
The small hole in the plinth is to allow a screwdriver to access the cam fixing if it needs tightening
With the lid off
The last couple of pics show the mechanism. Inside the plinth are a the motor, 6xAA battery box, and an el cheapo remote control on/off switch (keyfob transmitter shown in last pic). The 6 AA`s give a nice realistic speed to the arm movement.
