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A busy day at Bellows Crossing with a B&M freight arriving in town. Hope that tower signalman gets down to the crossing in a hurry as the train is almost there. |
New Tower added to White River Division
I added a crossing tower to my Bellows Crossing scene recently. I purchased a brass Broadway Limited tower while away this fall. I covered Don's tower in a post of Oct 25, 2013. The Broadway towers have not been available for some time, but I did find one at a hobby shop while away. Mine is unpainted and corroded in a few spots. One being the screws that hold the tower structure to the legs. There are two screws below that I could not even see that I had to drill out to get it apart for painting. I had to ask Don how he took his apart before I realized there actually are screws.
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Crossing tower just out of the box. |
I primed my parts and tower then painted it Floquil Tuscan red. The roof got a coat of grimy black. The stack and lights are painted old silver. There is a stove inside that got a coat of black paint. A Woodland figure was added for interior interest. I added some clear plastic to the windows and doors. The whole structure got a good coating of Bragdon weathering. This is a simple project which took no time at all to complete. Once in place I added a garbage can, coal bin and shovel for the tower crew. Hate to see them get cold during the winter. Since I have yet to add crossing gates, I placed a stop sign for the tower tender to use...I think he will be having a long talk with me shortly if I don't get some gates installed...George Dutka
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The tower is all painted and about to be assembled. I did add a figure to the interior. |
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The crossing tower is now in use on the White River Division. Note the crossing sign which is being currently used till the proper gates go in. |
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