for those modeling more contemporary periods, a switchtower has little appeal
compared to Jace's suggestions of a mid sized industrial building such as Pine
Canyon and Grand River Models offer.
cheers
> To: [email protected]
> From: [email protected]
> Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 17:10:57 +0000
> Subject: {S-Scale List} Frugal Switch Tower
>
> > And not everyone necessarily wants a superkit with all the added details;
> > sometimes a basic structure suffices.
> > Jace Kahn
>
>
> For the frugal among us, I would suggest the Plasticville switch tower kit.
> Remove the 3/4" foundation and it is well suited to S scale. You can cut off
> the plastic handrails and replace them with stiff wire. Easy to add a common
> pin for doorknobs. Even the doors have panels molded in which can be cut out
> for windows. Add some interior details, lights, paint and weathering and a
> very passable structure can be yours for maybe ten bucks or so. The 20th
> Century Limited passes one of these towers on every loop around the layout.
> So it cannot be all that bad in spite of being Plasticville and originally
> intended for children at least five years old. Cheers...Ed L.
>
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