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NEWS
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Now in production and available are the Ground Signals. Here is a photo of a freshly printed SR Westinghouse Ground Signal signal disc.
Once painted white and transfer applied, the aspects are automatically coloured by the decal. The socket on the rear is for the operating rod.
The signal posts in 7mm and 4mm scales are hollow so wires for LEDs can be threaded through for a working light. the Cap is seprately applied to facilitate this.
A photo of a freshly printed 4mm scale post with wires threaded through.
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LNER Ground Signal print in 7mm scale, the small bracket is produced seperately to facilitate the fitting of the weightbar. The post is also now hollow to accommodate wires
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The 3 types of GWR Ground Signal Discs in 7mm scale, the round types have a small pocket on the reverse to accommodate an operating wire. The early type were operated from the back blinder
so don't need one
Apart from the disc, the kits includes the frame and lamp as a one piece print, appropriate weight bars, backblinders and easy to apply waterslide decals for the disc faces
The 4mm scale ones are basically the same just smaller of course
The 2mm scale ones are similar but more allowance has to be made for the change in scale. For instance the stl for the GWR signal lamps, whilst basically the same has to have different supports
With regard to the signal lamps all have a hollow interior to facilitate the fitting of working lights, whilst signal finials have a hollow ball where needed even in 2mm scale.
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In scales from 7mm to 2mm The GWR round and square post finials have now printed brilliantly, you can can even see the hollowness (is there such a word?) of the ball through the slots. The signal lamps are hollow even in 2mm scale.
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Now available are LNER SR, LMS and GWR (3 types) Ground Signals in 4mm and 7mm scales. 2mm, 3mm, 5mm and 10mm scales are available to special order.
They are available in various forms, ranging from a kit of parts to ready to use items all the way to fully servo motorised option wth working lights
Prices start from a kit of parts for two signals in either 7mm or 4mm scale at £5.00, Fully built and operational but no light or servo are £10.00 each, add £5.00 for a working light, a 4mm or 7mm scale one with fitted servo motor and working light are £25.00 each plus £2.00 per order in all cases UK P&P Overseas at cost.
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Please note that if you chose the kit approach and wish to add a working light
The transfer aspects will need a little modification. You should only use a warm white LED. In any case the colour should be deepened
with an appropriate sharpie.
If you choose a yellow LED then that just won't work. Also for best effect the coloured lens from such as Wizard Models are preferred.
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At the moment the Paypal buttons and baskets are under construction so please email your request and a Paypal Invoice will be generated. This may take a little time to do, so please be patient.
Apart from axles which are in metal, they are currently printed in Anycubic Water washable ABS Like v2.00 resin.
The other much longer term project is producing the stl files for a Stevens Lattice signal post. Yes you can get etched metal parts but they can be improved upon in my opinion.
Lattice parts in an etched metal post are two dimensional. I believe that this can be improved on itn the larger scales at least. A start has been made on the design but it is slow going.
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The latest items are ready to use working signal lamps- photo shows 2mm scale GWR one using a warm white 0402 SMD LED (£25.00 per pack of 5 - scales 2mm to 10mm - UK P&P is £2.00 per order)
Why are the same price you ask? The cost of production is only slightly more for the larger scales. The design is basically the same. In short the larger ones may use more resin and take longer, on the other hand print failure rate is lower.
The lamp is much smaller than the photo might suggest. An 0402 SMD LED only just fits. The smaller ones are more intricate and can take longer to build.
