ED, Anywhere we can see a photo of the modified switch tower? And don't you have a tutorial somewhere on the web detailing the signal bridge conversion? Cheers :) Roy Inman
Hi Roy.... Click here for a distant view of the P-Ville switch tower which is so distant it is of not much value for detailed modeling purposes. But it is the best I have. http://community.webshots.com/photo/286491417/286491417qXhoYx Click here for P-Ville signal bridge conversions: http://community.webshots.com/photo/286491430/286491430qaUMFg http://community.webshots.com/photo/283632272/283635577aFDxKF The "tutorial" for the signal bridge project is as follows: Cut down the legs to the proper height, add in criss-cross braces at the bottom of the sides to fill in the bottom-most empty space, make wood/concrete footings from 1/2" square hard wood molding painted with Floquil "old concrete" and weathered, cut off top railings entirely, cut/sand/grind off molded-on "ladder" from legs, throw away the solid upper/top section of P-Ville bridge and replace with a second bottom section (yep, two kits are needed to do this), add 45 degree angular corner braces where bridge connects with legs, add extra cross bracing to sides (vertical pieces), add extra cross bracing to top & bottom pieces (make "X"s from "V"s) , add Plano etched metal roofwalk down the center of the bridge (on the inside, NOT on top) to serve as a walkway, install ladder as desired, add Plastruct round rod for handrails on the inside of side pieces about 4 scale feet above the walkway, add Tomar HO signal heads/targets on brass tubing for signals, attach Model Memories' finial on top of the tubing, install LEDs of the appropriate color in the heads/targets, wire LEDs using small diameter magnet wire (very thin insulation) which is bundled and run along the bridge generally to the far side (less visible) where it drops down along the leg/side into a hole in the ground, place a large relay box in the vicinity, a signal maintainer figure with a beatup weathered pick'em up truck near relay box is a nice touch. Frequently a wood planked crosswalk crosses the tracks near the vicinity of the signal bridge to allow the signal maintainer to get to the other side. Note that for a 3-track signal bridge the vertical side pieces (not the legs) are original P-Ville sides. Note for a 2-track signal, that the vertical side pieces are a bit smaller since the span of the bridge is less. For this bridge, bottom pieces from other kits were used as side pieces. Thus, the greater the span the greater the height of the side pieces. Yep, it takes four P-Ville signal bridge kits to do this, but it is still a LOT cheaper than a brass import signal bridge. The variety of bridge spans and side "panel" depths does add to the overall sense of realism. Nothing here should be construed as building a model of any specific bridge. That is not my style of modeling. But the general concepts and principles do follow what I have seen in numerous (over 50) photographs of signal bridges generally taken during the transition era on lots of different RRs and not just the NYC. Whew.......end of tutorial. Having fun yet.......Ed L. -----Original Message----- From: Roy Inman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 11:44 AM To: edwardloizeaux; [email protected] Subject: Re: [S-Scale Modeling] Re: Plasticville Water Tank EW, Anywhere we can see a photo of the modified switch tower? And don't you have a tutorial somewhere on the web detailing the signal bridge conversion? Cheers :) Roy Inman To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL; to reply to the sender, use REPLY. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list (remember to edit the SUBJECT of your message). Change message settings, use our CALENDAR or LINKS, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
