Sratchbuilt signal box

This signal box was built for a small railway orientated diorama and I thought it might be of interest to those contemplating on scratchbuilding their own where I may be able to suggest building materials and methods as used here.

Allan

Lovely job again Allan.

Great job Allan,nice to see the GWR represented.

All I can say is . . .     

√ VG

   . . . as my old teacher would say.

Superb job Allan,

What scale is it ?

Brilliant signal box Allan. thumbs:thumbs

Terry

[user=540]gdaysydney[/user] wrote:

Superb job Allan,

What scale is it ?

Thank you.

7mm - 1ft ( O gauge )

Allan

Excellent work as usual Alan.

Is the colour scheme based on a prototypical location though. ? AFAIK GWR boxes were generally painted in light & dark stone.

That signal box looks brilliant Allan. 

[user=1427]allan downes[/user] wrote:

[user=540]gdaysydney[/user] wrote:

Superb job Allan,

What scale is it ?

Thank you.

7mm - 1ft ( O gauge )

Allan

Actually it's 12":foot… Allan just bought it from one of the preserved railways and planted it out the front of his home…   Is that printed paper I see on the chimney ?? Regardless if you have used paper, it's a damn fine model, fantastic. :thumbs

Cheers, Gary.

[user=946]Chinahand[/user] wrote:

Excellent work as usual Alan.

Is the colour scheme based on a prototypical location though. ? AFAIK GWR boxes were generally painted in light & dark stone.

Hi Trevor.

The colours I used here are humbrol's idea of dark and light stone which of course is different from every body else's which in turn is different again from each other!

However, back in its day the painters used to mix their own paint and consequently the shades quite often differed from one station to the next so I would suggest HUMBROL 186 for the darker colour ( chocolate as it's often referred to ) and HUMBROL 121 for the lighter colour and referred to as cream.  So, the GWR colour scheme - chocolate and cream.

Anyway, I think you'll find that RAILMATCH produce the most authentic and original railway colours but I thought their GWR light stone was too 'in your face' even though correct.

Also, try Halfords SANDLEWOOD BIEGE, as near as you'll get to light stone  in a spray can. 

Allan.

Thanks Allan,

I've been using the Phoenix Precision paints for all my GWR colours which are, as you say, completely different to the Humbrol colours but seem to be accurate when compared to colour photos taken at the time.

Very fine glazing bars, always difficult in GWR boxes, how did you meke them so fine and cleanly?

Doug

[user=312]dooferdog[/user] wrote:

Very fine glazing bars, always difficult in GWR boxes, how did you meke them so fine and cleanly?

Doug

Hi Doug.

I made them by ordering them from Scalelink!

However, on a good day I could match them by cutting out of postcards but of course, they wouldn't be as substantial as brass etched. 

Allan.