Devoted to the creation of a large Alpine Diorama in N-scale.

The theme is a fictitious town located in the central Alps.

The theme is a fictitious town located in the central Alps.
It focuses on modeling scenery: terrain, water, grass, flowers, trees, buildings, streets, lights, vehicles, people and public transportation.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Modeling Railroad Signals

Well, here it is after much ado!  Making railroad signals was not difficult.  The big trouble is having to order all the parts to do the job.  And the prices were not bad.  I had to buy 402 LEDs from china, magnetic wire and wire glue.  All toll, about 20 dollars US.  Now there are plenty of other things that make the job easier, like a pc and printer to design and print out the pattern, paper, paper-clips, plastic, scissors, glue, tweezers, wire cutters, markers, resistors,.... but all these things I had on-hand; and I don't included in actual cost because much of them are used doing other chores.
In any event, I am happy with the results.  That was 8 mast with 16 back-to-back, 2 aspect signal heads,  having 32 red/green 402 LED's.  The look is nice!  I held off on signals till most of the diorama was complete and I'm glad.  The look of them is simple yet they fit the overall mood of the diorama.